# Rahimabad Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/rahimabad/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Rahimabad Rahimabad is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143511**. The 2011 Census counted **2,529 people in 451 households**, the 6th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 2,529people (2011) - 451households - 76.8%literacy - 143511PIN code ## Rahimabad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rahimabad is 143511.** Rahimabad falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143511 - Gram panchayatRahimabad - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028889 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rahimabad from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)40 km by road - Dera Baba Nanak (nearest town)12 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 Rahimabad? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Rahimabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalanaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kalanaur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Rahimabad known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 712 hectares of village land is sown, and 651 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 Rahimabad Of every 100 households in Rahimabad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Rahimabad · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****58%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **40% Tap water ****20%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **58% Use banking services ****54%** **57% Television ****90%** **84% Mobile phone ****83%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****50%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Rahimabad? ■ Rahimabad · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758** **804 Working population ****31.6%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 70.7% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 293 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 312 (39%) · **■** Marginal 167 (21%) 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 Dera Baba Nanak - Shahpur Jajan4,374 people - Dhianpur3,564 people - Kotli Surat Malhi3,362 people - Dharamkot Randhawa2,995 people - Talwandi Rama2,433 people - Pabbarali2,206 people - Thetharke1,989 people - Nikko Sarai1,972 people [All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rahimabad?143511 - How far is Rahimabad from Gurdaspur?40 km by road - What is the population of Rahimabad?2,529 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rahimabad in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Rahimabad?76.8% (Census 2011)