# Rakabah Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Rakabah

Rakabah is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **474 people in 83 households**, the 68th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 474people (2011)
- 83households
- 75.1%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Rakabah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rakabah is 793150.** Rakabah falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279100

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

## How far is Rakabah from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jowai (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 Rakabah?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rakabah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehtyrshi
- ○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
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Rakabah known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ginger and tomato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Rakabah

Of every 100 households in Rakabah in 2011, 32 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rakabah · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**58%

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

**51%

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

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

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

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****1%**

**27%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****58%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Rakabah?

■ Rakabah · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**976

Working population ****43.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 80.0% for women. 43% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 194 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Thadlaskein

- Rtiang Sanphew550 people
- Nongrimbambthong545 people
- Chyrmang Wah504 people
- Moorap485 people
- Thadmukoh441 people
- Kdiap438 people
- Lumlakhiat430 people
- Moodop430 people

[All 133 villages in Thadlaskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rakabah?793150
- How far is Rakabah from Jowai?50 km by road
- What is the population of Rakabah?474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakabah in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rakabah?75.1% (Census 2011)