# Raithan Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Khansahib, Badgam 

# Raithan

Raithan is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191111**. The 2011 Census counted **2,575 people in 329 households**, the 11th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 2,575people (2011)
- 329households
- 48.5%literacy
- 191111PIN code

## Raithan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raithan is 191111.** Raithan falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code191111
- Gram panchayatKalshipora
- Community development blockKhansahib
- Census village code000608

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

## How far is Raithan from nearby towns?

- Khansahib (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)18 km by road
- Khansahib (nearest town)2 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 Raithan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Raithan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khansahib
- ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 10 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 Raithan known for?

The main crops are **rice and maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 57% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Raithan

Of every 100 households in Raithan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Raithan · ■ Khansahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**14%

Tap water ****74%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**40%

Television ****63%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Raithan?

■ Raithan · ■ Khansahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101**

**884

Working population ****25.8%**

**22.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 38.1% for women. 36% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (7%) · **■** Household industry 30 (5%) · **■** Other work 99 (15%) · **■** Marginal 386 (58%)

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 Khansahib

- Watra Hail3,210 people
- Yari Khah3,113 people
- Kramsher2,944 people
- Shamas Abad2,576 people
- Parnewa Jagir2,563 people
- Bugru2,448 people
- Hardu Wail2,296 people
- Raiyarich2,200 people

[All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raithan?191111
- How far is Raithan from Budgam?18 km by road
- What is the population of Raithan?2,575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raithan in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Raithan?48.5% (Census 2011)
