# Ratacherra Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/ratacherra/ Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills # Ratacherra Ratacherra is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793200**. The 2011 Census counted **1,841 people in 310 households**, the 15th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 1,841people (2011) - 310households - 68.2%literacy - 793200PIN code ## Ratacherra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ratacherra is 793200.** Ratacherra falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793200 - Community development blockKhliehriat - Census village code279495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ratacherra from nearby towns? - Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)75 km by road - Jowai (district HQ)104 km by road - Jowai (nearest town)104 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 Ratacherra? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ratacherra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehriat - ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 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 Ratacherra known for? The main crops are **arecanut, betel leaves and litchi**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ratacherra Of every 100 households in Ratacherra in 2011, 19 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ratacherra · ■ Khliehriat rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **73% Toilet within the home ****58%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **51% Tap water ****87%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **80% Use banking services ****27%** **41% Television ****22%** **36% Mobile phone ****46%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **13% None of these assets ****27%** **35% Own their home ****86%** **87% 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 Ratacherra? ■ Ratacherra · ■ Khliehriat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **982 Working population ****35.0%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 68.4% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 504 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (14%) · **■** Marginal 50 (8%) 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 Khliehriat - Tuber Kmai2,139 people - Dkhiah East2,019 people - Lum Shnong1,945 people - Byrwai1,857 people - Mukha-ialong1,597 people - Musniang Jongden1,567 people - Rngad1,530 people - Bataw1,509 people [All 109 villages in Khliehriat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ratacherra?793200 - How far is Ratacherra from Jowai?104 km by road - What is the population of Ratacherra?1,841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ratacherra in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Ratacherra?68.2% (Census 2011)