# Rakh Haigam Village, Sopore, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/rakh-haigam/ Village · Sopore, Baramula # Rakh Haigam Rakh Haigam is a village in Sopore sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,016 people in 288 households**, the 29th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%. - 2,016people (2011) - 288households - 41.1%literacy - 953females per 1,000 males ## Rakh Haigam PIN code and other codes Rakh Haigam falls in Sopore sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatRakh Haigam - Community development blockSopore - Census village code002218 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rakh Haigam from nearby towns? - Sopore (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)18 km by road - Sopore (nearest town)6 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 Haigam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Rakh Haigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haigam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sopore - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sopore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 11 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 Haigam known for? The main crops are **apple**. About 26% of the 1,114 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Haigam Of every 100 households in Rakh Haigam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rakh Haigam · ■ Sopore rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****29%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **10% Tap water ****65%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **88% Use banking services ****24%** **68% Television ****47%** **54% Mobile phone ****61%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **7% None of these assets ****19%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **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 Haigam? ■ Rakh Haigam · ■ Sopore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%** **66.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **914 Working population ****25.2%** **26.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.3% for men and 31.4% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (17%) · **■** Household industry 73 (14%) · **■** Other work 138 (27%) · **■** Marginal 193 (38%) 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 Sopore - Watlab2,164 people - Mala Mapan Pora2,115 people - Gori Pora Dara Pora2,064 people - Dara Nambal2,028 people - Panji Pora1,957 people - Nathi Pora1,827 people - Bulagam1,800 people - Pathu Kah Muqam1,791 people [All 58 villages in Sopore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rakh Haigam from Baramulla?18 km by road - What is the population of Rakh Haigam?2,016 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakh Haigam in?Baramula district (Sopore sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Rakh Haigam?41.1% (Census 2011)