# Rahu Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Rahu

Rahu is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 130 households**, the 75th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 584people (2011)
- 130households
- 63.9%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Rahu PIN code and other codes

Rahu falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531607

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

## How far is Rahu from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)95 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)140 km by road
- Bhaisdahi (nearest town)50 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 Rahu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Rahu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jarida
- ○Degree college10+ km · Churni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikhaldara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Rahu known for?

About 26% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Rahu

Of every 100 households in Rahu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rahu · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****6%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**43%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**66%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Rahu?

■ Rahu · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**979

Working population ****42.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 53.1% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (75%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 28 (11%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Bhutrum597 people
- Adhav592 people
- Chauramal589 people
- Hiradmal584 people
- Amzari583 people
- Chobita583 people
- Pili581 people
- Sarwarkheda580 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rahu from Amravati?140 km by road
- What is the population of Rahu?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahu in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Rahu?63.9% (Census 2011)