# Rachanamadu Village, Bangalore South, Bangalore (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/rachanamadu/ Village · Bangalore South, Bangalore # Rachanamadu Rachanamadu is a village in Bangalore South sub-district of Bangalore district, Karnataka, PIN code **560062**. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 212 households**, the 53rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 986people (2011) - 212households - 65.1%literacy - 560062PIN code ## Rachanamadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rachanamadu is 560062.** Rachanamadu falls in Bangalore South sub-district, Bangalore district, Karnataka. - PIN code560062 - Gram panchayatKengeri Gollahalli - Community development blockBangalore South - Census village code613035 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rachanamadu from nearby towns? - Bangalore South (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Bangalore (district HQ)22 km by road - Bbmp (nearest town)22 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 Rachanamadu? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Rachanamadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaggalipura - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kengeri - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kengeri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Rachanamadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, flowers and vegetables**. Products made here include medicine and bricks. About 100% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Rachanamadu Of every 100 households in Rachanamadu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rachanamadu · ■ Bangalore South rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****52%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **26% Tap water ****9%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **35% Use banking services ****31%** **51% Television ****80%** **71% Mobile phone ****46%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****14%** **9% Own their home ****74%** **58% 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 Rachanamadu? ■ Rachanamadu · ■ Bangalore South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%** **75.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196** **935 Working population ****34.8%** **45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 55.9% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 17 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 320 (93%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%) 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 Bangalore South - Chikkellur1,120 people - Kethohalli1,101 people - Sulikere1,070 people - Byalalu1,060 people - Gonipura950 people - Chinnakurchi940 people - Maligondanahalli928 people - Doddamaranahalli888 people [All 103 villages in Bangalore South](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rachanamadu?560062 - How far is Rachanamadu from Bangalore?22 km by road - What is the population of Rachanamadu?986 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rachanamadu in?Bangalore district (Bangalore South sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Rachanamadu?65.1% (Census 2011)