# Raikunda Village, Mhow, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mhow, Indore 

# Raikunda

Raikunda is a village in Mhow sub-district of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,036 people in 221 households**, the 63rd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 1,036people (2011)
- 221households
- 50.5%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Raikunda PIN code and other codes

Raikunda falls in Mhow sub-district, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMhow
- Census village code476468

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

## How far is Raikunda from nearby towns?

- Mhow (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Indore (district HQ)54 km by road
- Mhowgaon (nearest town)31 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 Raikunda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Raikunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Raikunda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 21% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Raikunda

Of every 100 households in Raikunda in 2011, 23 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raikunda · ■ Mhow rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**94%

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

**46%

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

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**68%

Use banking services ****19%**

**48%

Television ****28%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**32%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****18%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Raikunda?

■ Raikunda · ■ Mhow rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724**

**929

Working population ****54.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 39.4% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 540 (96%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Mhow

- Jafra Bad1,068 people
- Godkuwa1,066 people
- Jam Buzurg1,062 people
- Bai1,047 people
- Gosi Kheda1,009 people
- Mend Mazra988 people
- Kumti975 people
- Berchha972 people

[All 172 villages in Mhow](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/mhow/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raikunda from Indore?54 km by road
- What is the population of Raikunda?1,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raikunda in?Indore district (Mhow sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raikunda?50.5% (Census 2011)