Village · Shangus, Anantnag # Rakhi Brah Rakhi Brah is a village in Shangus sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 2,499 people in 391 households, the 11th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 2,499 people (2011) - 391 households - 46.2% literacy - 962 females per 1,000 males ## Rakhi Brah PIN code and other codes Rakhi Brah falls in Shangus sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Rakhi Brah-A - Community development block Shangus - Census village code 003743 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rakhi Brah from nearby towns? - Shangus (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ) 15 km by road - Shangus (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rakhi Brah? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Rakhi Brah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Utrasu - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Utrasu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anantnag - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rakhi Brah known for? Products made here include carpet and blanket. About 77% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rakhi Brah Of every 100 households in Rakhi Brah in 2011, 66 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rakhi Brah · ■ Shangus rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 72% - Toilet within the home 36% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 57% 39% - Tap water 95% 48% - Drinking water within premises 14% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88% - Use banking services 78% 71% - Television 8% 30% - Mobile phone 27% 60% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 35% 22% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rakhi Brah? ■ Rakhi Brah · ■ Shangus rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 46.2% 62.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 897 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1059 791 - Working population 27.6% 36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.9% for men and 32.5% for women. 36% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 67 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 93 (13%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 76 (11%) · ■ Marginal 448 (65%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shangus - Datho Nag Narin 3,427 people - Brah 2,966 people - Chera Pora 2,754 people - Aho Paisan 2,721 people - Sheikh Pora 2,253 people - Chogam 2,206 people - Kradi 2,087 people - Khul Chohar 1,785 people All 25 villages in Shangus ## Quick answers - How far is Rakhi Brah from Anantnag? 15 km by road - What is the population of Rakhi Brah? 2,499 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakhi Brah in? Anantnag district (Shangus sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Rakhi Brah? 46.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/rakhi-brah/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.