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

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Rateka

Rateka is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **182 people in 34 households**, the 124th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 182people (2011)
- 34households
- 89.5%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Rateka PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code274957

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

## How far is Rateka from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)123 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)123 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 Rateka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Rateka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mendima Bakragittim
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lower Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Rateka known for?

The main crops are **rice and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Rateka

Of every 100 households in Rateka in 2011, 26 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Rateka · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****31%**

**22%

Television ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Rateka?

■ Rateka · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**947

Working population ****47.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 90.8% for women. 47% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (23%) · **■** Marginal 56 (65%)

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

- Memillam187 people
- Lower Chima Impel185 people
- Imbang Jambal183 people
- Kara Majipara182 people
- Albellapara180 people
- Bakanda180 people
- Rongdu Jambal180 people
- Rongit Rengngittim171 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rateka?793111
- How far is Rateka from Williamnagar?123 km by road
- What is the population of Rateka?182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rateka in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rateka?89.5% (Census 2011)