# Rakauli Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 

# Rakauli

Rakauli is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140301**. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 41 households**, the 164th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 236people (2011)
- 41households
- 84.0%literacy
- 140301PIN code

## Rakauli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rakauli is 140301.** Rakauli falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140301
- Gram panchayatSinghpura
- Community development blockMajri
- Census village code039064

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

## How far is Rakauli from nearby towns?

- Kharar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Kurali (nearest town)3 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 Rakauli?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Rakauli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharar
- ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Rakauli known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 100% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Rakauli

Of every 100 households in Rakauli in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 79 a two-wheeler and 29 a car.

■ Rakauli · ■ Kharar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**39%

Tap water ****26%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**53%

Use banking services ****98%**

**74%

Television ****86%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****79%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****29%**

**11%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rakauli?

■ Rakauli · ■ Kharar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**834

Working population ****30.5%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 75.2% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (38%) · **■** Marginal 5 (7%)

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 Kharar

- Bahalpur274 people
- Dhangtana264 people
- Sultanpur254 people
- Rampur252 people
- Dhakoran Khurd231 people
- Tajpura230 people
- Khadri225 people
- Tirtha190 people

[All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rakauli?140301
- How far is Rakauli from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Rakauli?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakauli in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rakauli?84.0% (Census 2011)