# Rakh Chindran Village, Pulwama, Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pulwama/rakh-chindran/ Village · Pulwama, Pulwama # Rakh Chindran Rakh Chindran is a village in Pulwama sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192302**. The 2011 Census counted **612 people in 92 households**, the 140th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 612people (2011) - 92households - 54.1%literacy - 192302PIN code ## Rakh Chindran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rakh Chindran is 192302.** Rakh Chindran falls in Pulwama sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192302 - Gram panchayatArihal - Community development blockKeller - Census village code003263 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rakh Chindran from nearby towns? - Pulwam,A (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Pulwama (district HQ)7 km by road - Pulwama (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 Chindran? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Rakh Chindran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arinal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pulwama - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pulwama - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 6 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 Chindran known for? The main crops are **apple and rice**. Products made here include carpets. About 76% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Chindran Of every 100 households in Rakh Chindran in 2011, 78 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Rakh Chindran · ■ Pulwama rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **89% Toilet within the home ****36%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **29% Tap water ****37%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **86% Use banking services ****43%** **60% Television ****47%** **56% Mobile phone ****83%** **79% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **7% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****85%** **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 Chindran? ■ Rakh Chindran · ■ Pulwama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **60.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **793 Working population ****66.8%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.8% for men and 50.8% for women. 66% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 308 (75%) 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 Pulwama - Lasi Pora649 people - Bara Pora641 people - Malawari627 people - Batnoor Showara621 people - Naw Pora Nagam607 people - Pingal Gam593 people - Begam Bagh581 people - Zahed Bag580 people [All 191 villages in Pulwama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pulwama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rakh Chindran?192302 - How far is Rakh Chindran from Pulwama?7 km by road - What is the population of Rakh Chindran?612 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakh Chindran in?Pulwama district (Pulwama sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Rakh Chindran?54.1% (Census 2011)