# Raka Village, Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/sadak-arjuni/raka/ Village · Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya # Raka Raka is a village in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,186 people in 493 households**, the 10th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%. - 2,186people (2011) - 493households - 83.2%literacy - 1,020females per 1,000 males ## Raka PIN code and other codes Raka falls in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSadak-Arjuni - Census village code538099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raka from nearby towns? - Sadak-Arjuni (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)49 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)49 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 Raka? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Raka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saundad - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Saundad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Raka known for? The main crops are **cereals**. About 58% of the 647 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Raka Of every 100 households in Raka in 2011, 94 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Raka · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **84% Toilet within the home ****53%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **52% Tap water ****53%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **88% Use banking services ****93%** **81% Television ****32%** **28% Mobile phone ****44%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **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 Raka? ■ Raka · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **84.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **948 Working population ****58.6%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 76.0% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 399 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 789 (62%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (5%) · **■** Marginal 22 (2%) 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 Sadak-Arjuni - Pandhari2,487 people - Shenda2,415 people - Dongargaon2,391 people - Chikhali2,332 people - Kokana J.2,178 people - Wadegaon2,172 people - Bopabodi2,061 people - Kohmara1,984 people [All 108 villages in Sadak-Arjuni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/sadak-arjuni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Raka from Gondiya?49 km by road - What is the population of Raka?2,186 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raka in?Gondiya district (Sadak-Arjuni sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Raka?83.2% (Census 2011)