# Rachwa Village, Rajauri, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Rajauri, Rajouri 

# Rachwa

Rachwa is a village in Rajauri sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181551**. The 2011 Census counted **434 people in 94 households**, the 99th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 434people (2011)
- 94households
- 66.5%literacy
- 181551PIN code

## Rachwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rachwa is 181551.** Rachwa falls in Rajauri sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181551
- Gram panchayatNadyala
- Community development blockRajouri
- Census village code001413

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

## How far is Rachwa from nearby towns?

- Rajouri (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)40 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)25 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 Rachwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rachwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Rachwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maiza and wheat**. Products made here include carpet. About 16% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rachwa

Of every 100 households in Rachwa in 2011, 83 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rachwa · ■ Rajauri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****96%**

**69%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

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 Rachwa?

■ Rachwa · ■ Rajauri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**860

Working population ****64.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 61.2% for women. 67% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (24%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 25 (9%) · **■** Marginal 171 (61%)

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 Rajauri

- Phaliana471 people
- Dhanar Dhedian469 people
- Sadhal465 people
- Miari Manialan453 people
- Mubarikh Pura426 people
- Jandhi Dhara413 people
- Manji Dhara382 people
- Dasal Serian374 people

[All 121 villages in Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rachwa?181551
- How far is Rachwa from Rajouri?40 km by road
- What is the population of Rachwa?434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rachwa in?Rajouri district (Rajauri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Rachwa?66.5% (Census 2011)