Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Rakahamah

Rakahamah is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 401 people in 67 households, the 185th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 401 people (2011)
- 67 households
- 59.2% literacy
- 966 females per 1,000 males

## Rakahamah PIN code and other codes

Rakahamah falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Matri Bagh
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003481

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

## How far is Rakahamah from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 14 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rakahamah?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rakahamah; 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
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rakahamah known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 62% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rakahamah

Of every 100 households in Rakahamah in 2011, 76 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Rakahamah · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 76% 83%
- Toilet within the home 46% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 54% 36%
- Tap water 0% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 43% 52%
- Television 19% 45%
- Mobile phone 88% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 8% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 8%
- None of these assets 3% 9%
- 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 Rakahamah?

■ Rakahamah · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.2% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 882
- Working population 21.2% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 48.4% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 63 (74%) · ■ Other work 21 (25%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Chaki- Shamshi Pora 422 people
- Chako 422 people
- Dagah Pora 415 people
- Mujah Marg 401 people
- Khoram Pora 397 people
- Ari Pora 396 people
- Amer Bogh 392 people
- Dobi Pora 384 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Rakahamah from Shopian? 14 km by road
- What is the population of Rakahamah? 401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakahamah in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Rakahamah? 59.2% (Census 2011)

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