Village · Shikaripara, Dumka
# Rasnala

Rasnala is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816103. The 2011 Census counted 196 people in 46 households, the 188th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.
- 196 people (2011)
- 46 households
- 45.9% literacy
- 816103 PIN code

## Rasnala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rasnala is 816103. Rasnala falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816103
- Gram panchayat Bakijor
- Community development block Shikaripara
- Census village code 370952

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

## How far is Rasnala from nearby towns?
- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 50 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rasnala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Rasnala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rasnala known for?

The main crops are rice. About 20% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rasnala

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

■ Rasnala · ■ Shikaripara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 7%
- Toilet within the home 6% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 93%
- Tap water 2% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 0% 24%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 0% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 22% 31%
- 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 Rasnala?

■ Rasnala · ■ Shikaripara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.9% 57.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1042 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 968
- Working population 57.7% 43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 25.3% for women. 52% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 71 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (35%) · ■ Other work 3 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara
- Leruakend 205 people
- Sugnibhasa 202 people
- Ramgarh 198 people
- Phulsahari 197 people
- Kalyanpur 191 people
- Amrakunda 189 people
- Dumaria 173 people
- Ranaipahari 173 people

All 261 villages in Shikaripara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rasnala? 816103
- How far is Rasnala from Dumka? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Rasnala? 196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rasnala in? Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Rasnala? 45.9% (Census 2011)

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