Village · Bishnah, Jammu
# Rakh Arnia

Rakh Arnia is a village in Bishnah sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181131. The 2011 Census counted 131 people in 31 households, the 95th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.
- 131 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 80.8% literacy
- 181131 PIN code

## Rakh Arnia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rakh Arnia is 181131. Rakh Arnia falls in Bishnah sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 181131
- Gram panchayat Changiya
- Community development block Bishnah
- Census village code 006294

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rakh Arnia from nearby towns?
- Bishnah (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Bishnah (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rakh Arnia?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rakh Arnia; 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
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Arina
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bishnah
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jammu
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rakh Arnia known for?

The main crops are wheat, bajra and paddy. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 58% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rakh Arnia

Of every 100 households in Rakh Arnia in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Rakh Arnia · ■ Bishnah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 0% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 76%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 77% 85%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 52% 53%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 45% 44%
- Use banking services 81% 82%
- Television 39% 80%
- Mobile phone 52% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 19% 35%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 5%
- None of these assets 19% 8%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rakh Arnia?

■ Rakh Arnia · ■ Bishnah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.8% 81.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 917
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 746
- Working population 25.2% 27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 77.6% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 27 (82%) · ■ Other work 6 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bishnah
- Khwas Pur 199 people
- Chak Keshab 173 people
- Najwal 166 people
- Karyal Kalan 143 people
- Chak Patyari 122 people
- Atma Pur 115 people
- Lalu Pur 115 people
- Nandpur 100 people

All 116 villages in Bishnah

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rakh Arnia? 181131
- How far is Rakh Arnia from Jammu? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Rakh Arnia? 131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakh Arnia in? Jammu district (Bishnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Rakh Arnia? 80.8% (Census 2011)

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