# Rakran Bet Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/rakran-bet/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Rakran Bet Rakran Bet is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 256 households**, the 41st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,231people (2011) - 256households - 78.7%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Rakran Bet PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rakran Bet is 144521.** Rakran Bet falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatRakran Bet - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032359 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rakran Bet from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)25 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)4 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 Rakran Bet? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Rakran Bet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balachaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Reilmajra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Rakran Bet known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 81% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Rakran Bet Of every 100 households in Rakran Bet in 2011, 98 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Rakran Bet · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****51%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **49% Tap water ****1%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **60% Use banking services ****79%** **75% Television ****91%** **78% Mobile phone ****85%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****61%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **8% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Rakran Bet? ■ Rakran Bet · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****613** **861 Working population ****25.5%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 71.8% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (8%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 147 (47%) · **■** Marginal 35 (11%) 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 Balachaur - Taprian Khurdan1,270 people - Bhaddi1,264 people - Dhaul1,250 people - Karimpur Dhiani1,231 people - Gahun1,228 people - Mutton1,227 people - Chahal1,207 people - Chankoya1,200 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rakran Bet?144521 - How far is Rakran Bet from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?25 km by road - What is the population of Rakran Bet?1,231 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakran Bet in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Rakran Bet?78.7% (Census 2011)