# Rakh Kharoon Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/rakh-kharoon/ Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Rakh Kharoon Rakh Kharoon is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181202**. The 2011 Census counted **440 people in 96 households**, the 156th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 440people (2011) - 96households - 69.1%literacy - 181202PIN code ## Rakh Kharoon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rakh Kharoon is 181202.** Rakh Kharoon falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181202 - Gram panchayatGarkhal - Community development blockAkhnoor - Census village code005521 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rakh Kharoon from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)20 km by road - Akhnoor (nearest town)12 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 Kharoon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Rakh Kharoon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akhnoor - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Akhnoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 15 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 Kharoon known for? The main crops are **wheat, bajra and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 33% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kharoon Of every 100 households in Rakh Kharoon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rakh Kharoon · ■ Akhnoor rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****47%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **85% Tap water ****40%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **66% Use banking services ****88%** **78% Television ****57%** **58% Mobile phone ****67%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **23% 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 Kharoon? ■ Rakh Kharoon · ■ Akhnoor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **785 Working population ****32.0%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 64.0% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (9%) · **■** Marginal 50 (35%) 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 Akhnoor - Bali480 people - Gawar469 people - Lahar457 people - Nikian441 people - Sangranpur433 people - Chhani Diwanan393 people - Budhy389 people - Tagwal387 people [All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rakh Kharoon?181202 - How far is Rakh Kharoon from Jammu?20 km by road - What is the population of Rakh Kharoon?440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakh Kharoon in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Rakh Kharoon?69.1% (Census 2011)