# Rakuma Village, Kharkutta, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Rakuma

Rakuma is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **348 people in 66 households**, the 54th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 348people (2011)
- 66households
- 40.7%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Rakuma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rakuma is 793111.** Rakuma falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275109

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

## How far is Rakuma from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)110 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)68 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 Rakuma?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rakuma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Rakuma known for?

The main crops are **rice, ginger and chillies**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Rakuma

Of every 100 households in Rakuma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakuma · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**13%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****3%**

**22%

Television ****13%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Rakuma?

■ Rakuma · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.7%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**947

Working population ****44.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.2% for men and 38.5% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 76 (49%) · **■** Marginal 80 (51%)

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 Kharkutta

- New Amerim351 people
- Upper Kharkutta350 people
- Dapolpara348 people
- Mittegittim348 people
- Dangkong Rabha343 people
- Rajasimla Songma340 people
- Adokgre338 people
- Dangkong Garo335 people

[All 188 villages in Kharkutta](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/kharkutta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rakuma?793111
- How far is Rakuma from Williamnagar?110 km by road
- What is the population of Rakuma?348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakuma in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rakuma?40.7% (Census 2011)