# Rakshaswadi Bk. Village, Karjat, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/karjat/rakshaswadi-bk/ Village · Karjat, Ahmadnagar # Rakshaswadi Bk. Rakshaswadi Bk. is a village in Karjat sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,920 people in 400 households**, the 41st largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 1,920people (2011) - 400households - 74.1%literacy - 957females per 1,000 males ## Rakshaswadi Bk. PIN code and other codes Rakshaswadi Bk. falls in Karjat sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKarjat - Census village code558592 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rakshaswadi Bk. from nearby towns? - Karjat (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)80 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)80 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 Rakshaswadi Bk.? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Rakshaswadi Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kuldharan - ○Degree college10+ km · Karjat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karjat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Rakshaswadi Bk. known for? About 61% of the 1,625 hectares of village land is sown, and 917 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 Rakshaswadi Bk. Of every 100 households in Rakshaswadi Bk. in 2011, 30 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Rakshaswadi Bk. · ■ Karjat rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **60% Toilet within the home ****16%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **70% Tap water ****17%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **86% Use banking services ****59%** **62% Television ****17%** **32% Mobile phone ****50%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****30%** **20% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Rakshaswadi Bk.? ■ Rakshaswadi Bk. · ■ Karjat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030** **826 Working population ****57.8%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 63.4% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 548 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 477 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (7%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Karjat - Chincholi kaldat2,060 people - Deshmukhwadi1,988 people - Malthan1,958 people - Nagalwadi1,925 people - Sonalwadi1,918 people - Kokangaon1,835 people - Ghumari1,816 people - Bhose1,787 people [All 120 villages in Karjat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/karjat/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rakshaswadi Bk. from Ahmadnagar?80 km by road - What is the population of Rakshaswadi Bk.?1,920 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakshaswadi Bk. in?Ahmadnagar district (Karjat sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Rakshaswadi Bk.?74.1% (Census 2011)