# Rakh Village, Banda, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Banda, Sagar 

# Rakh

Rakh is a village in Banda sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,228 people in 313 households**, the 55th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 1,228people (2011)
- 313households
- 72.8%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Rakh PIN code and other codes

Rakh falls in Banda sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBanda
- Census village code460197

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

## How far is Rakh from nearby towns?

- Banda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Banda (nearest town)20 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 Rakh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Rakh; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhardha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Rakh known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 87% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Rakh

Of every 100 households in Rakh in 2011, 56 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rakh · ■ Banda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**28%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**49%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Rakh?

■ Rakh · ■ Banda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**925

Working population ****48.9%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 55.8% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (24%) · **■** Household industry 167 (28%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 185 (31%)

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 Banda

- Pipariya Chouda1,300 people
- Kandari1,292 people
- Bilauwa1,285 people
- Dilakhedi1,257 people
- Hinoti1,216 people
- Khuwari1,215 people
- Charodha1,168 people
- Chakkniwari1,135 people

[All 179 villages in Banda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/banda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rakh from Sagar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Rakh?1,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakh in?Sagar district (Banda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rakh?72.8% (Census 2011)