# Rakti Village, Sarwan, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarwan, Deoghar 

# Rakti

Rakti is a village in Sarwan sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,240 people in 368 households**, the 4th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 2,240people (2011)
- 368households
- 64.8%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Rakti PIN code and other codes

Rakti falls in Sarwan sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatRakti
- Community development blockSarwan
- Census village code353868

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

## How far is Rakti from nearby towns?

- Sarwan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Deoghar (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 Rakti?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Rakti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rakti
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deoghar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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 Rakti known for?

About 74% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Rakti

Of every 100 households in Rakti in 2011, 84 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakti · ■ Sarwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****75%**

**47%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

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 Rakti?

■ Rakti · ■ Sarwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**955

Working population ****42.6%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 49.8% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (21%) · **■** Household industry 42 (4%) · **■** Other work 128 (13%) · **■** Marginal 396 (41%)

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 Sarwan

- Sarwa3,515 people
- Bhandaro3,033 people
- Banbariya2,497 people
- Dundiya1,976 people
- Jiakara1,824 people
- Kusmaha1,688 people
- Lakhoriya1,434 people

[All 244 villages in Sarwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sarwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rakti from Deoghar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Rakti?2,240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakti in?Deoghar district (Sarwan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Rakti?64.8% (Census 2011)