Village · Shahpura, Dindori
# Rakhi Mal.

Rakhi Mal. is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 858 people in 178 households, the 77th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.
- 858 people (2011)
- 178 households
- 48.0% literacy
- 1,043 females per 1,000 males

## Rakhi Mal. PIN code and other codes

Rakhi Mal. falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpura
- Census village code 491709

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

## How far is Rakhi Mal. from nearby towns?
- Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Dindori (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rakhi Mal.?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Rakhi Mal.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Vikrumpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpura
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rakhi Mal. known for?

About 44% of the 671 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rakhi Mal.

Of every 100 households in Rakhi Mal. in 2011, 18 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakhi Mal. · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 18% 39%
- Toilet within the home 1% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 96%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 99% 80%
- Television 6% 4%
- Mobile phone 17% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 71% 75%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rakhi Mal.?

■ Rakhi Mal. · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.0% 59.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1043 1006
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1169 967
- Working population 64.7% 57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 34.4% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 207 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 296 (53%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 16 (3%) · ■ Marginal 32 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura
- Bahadur Mal. 873 people
- Marwari 869 people
- Dharegoan Mal. 865 people
- Guraiya Mal. 865 people
- Pipariya Mal. 851 people
- Silthar Ryt. 836 people
- Sudgaon Ryt. 836 people
- Chhapra Ryt. 832 people

All 316 villages in Shahpura

## Quick answers
- How far is Rakhi Mal. from Dindori? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Rakhi Mal.? 858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakhi Mal. in? Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rakhi Mal.? 48.0% (Census 2011)

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