# Rakh Ram Singh Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nalagarh, Solan 

# Rakh Ram Singh

Rakh Ram Singh is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **587 people in 124 households**, the 57th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 587people (2011)
- 124households
- 85.5%literacy
- 174101PIN code

## Rakh Ram Singh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rakh Ram Singh is 174101.** Rakh Ram Singh falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174101
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020981

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rakh Ram Singh from nearby towns?

- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)85 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)1 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Rakh Ram Singh?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Rakh Ram Singh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rakh Ram Singh known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 15% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rakh Ram Singh

Of every 100 households in Rakh Ram Singh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 41 a car.

■ Rakh Ram Singh · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**66%

Use banking services ****94%**

**82%

Television ****95%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****41%**

**11%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****78%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rakh Ram Singh?

■ Rakh Ram Singh · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**885

Working population ****30.8%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 84.0% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (82%) · **■** Marginal 14 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nalagarh

- Dhana619 people
- Raiya619 people
- Dadhi Kanian605 people
- Nikoowal595 people
- Maganpura582 people
- Ratwari581 people
- Rampur569 people
- Saror567 people

[All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rakh Ram Singh?174101
- How far is Rakh Ram Singh from Solan?85 km by road
- What is the population of Rakh Ram Singh?587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakh Ram Singh in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rakh Ram Singh?85.5% (Census 2011)
