# Rakhnag Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar 

# Rakhnag

Rakhnag is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143501**. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 25 households**, the 133rd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 160people (2011)
- 25households
- 58.8%literacy
- 143501PIN code

## Rakhnag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rakhnag is 143501.** Rakhnag falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143501
- Gram panchayatRakhnag
- Community development blockMajitha
- Census village code037484

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

## How far is Rakhnag from nearby towns?

- Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Majitha (nearest town)2 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 Rakhnag?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nagkhurd
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Rakhnag known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include tractor troly. About 93% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Rakhnag

Of every 100 households in Rakhnag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Rakhnag · ■ Amritsar -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**36%

Tap water ****9%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**57%

Use banking services ****39%**

**56%

Television ****56%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**7%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

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 Rakhnag?

■ Rakhnag · ■ Amritsar -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****318**

**818

Working population ****28.8%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 49.3% for women. 54% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (33%) · **■** Other work 4 (9%)

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 Amritsar -I

- Umarpura301 people
- Inaitpura279 people
- Mukandpura188 people
- Tarphan179 people
- Kuralian144 people
- Rakh Manawala119 people
- Borewal Afgana80 people
- Gosal Afgana75 people

[All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rakhnag?143501
- How far is Rakhnag from Amritsar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Rakhnag?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakhnag in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rakhnag?58.8% (Census 2011)