# Rakh Hajin Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sonawari, Bandipore 

# Rakh Hajin

Rakh Hajin is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,497 people in 382 households**, the 24th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.

- 2,497people (2011)
- 382households
- 47.2%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Rakh Hajin PIN code and other codes

Rakh Hajin falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatRakh Hajin
- Community development blockHajan
- Census village code002774

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

## How far is Rakh Hajin from nearby towns?

- Sonawari (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hajin (nearest town)5 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 Hajin?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Rakh Hajin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hajin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hajin
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Hajin known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Rakh Hajin

Of every 100 households in Rakh Hajin in 2011, 91 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Rakh Hajin · ■ Sonawari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**20%

Tap water ****13%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**90%

Use banking services ****39%**

**43%

Television ****50%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**14%

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 Rakh Hajin?

■ Rakh Hajin · ■ Sonawari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**45.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**856

Working population ****25.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 38.1% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (18%) · **■** Marginal 444 (69%)

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 Sonawari

- Viji Pora3,243 people
- Chander Gir2,952 people
- Rakh Sultan Pora2,613 people
- Gulshan Pora2,573 people
- Shilvat2,461 people
- Push Wari2,238 people
- Madwan2,215 people
- Zal Pora2,191 people

[All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rakh Hajin from Bandipora?30 km by road
- What is the population of Rakh Hajin?2,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakh Hajin in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Rakh Hajin?47.2% (Census 2011)