# Raksan, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/raksan/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Raksan Raksan is a village in [Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/) sub-district of [Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/) district, [Punjab](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/), PIN code **144515**. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 107 households**, the 220th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 505people (2011) - 107households - 79.3%literacy - 144515PIN code ## Raksan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Raksan is 144515.** Raksan falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144515 - Gram panchayatRakasan - Community development blockNawanshahr - Census village code032326 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raksan from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)17 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)17 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 Raksan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Raksan; 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rahoan - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Raksan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Raksan Of every 100 households in Raksan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Raksan · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **97% Toilet within the home ****69%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **24% Tap water ****36%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **46% Use banking services ****91%** **85% Television ****83%** **87% Mobile phone ****92%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****67%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **11% None of these assets ****0%** **2% Own their home ****92%** **94% 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 Raksan? ■ Raksan · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **896 Working population ****31.3%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 73.3% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 13 (8%) · **■** Other work 31 (20%) · **■** Marginal 30 (19%) 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 Nawanshahr - Chahar Mazara552 people - Salempur539 people - Anokharwal524 people - Hamirowal515 people - Nangal Jattan504 people - Mazara Khurd488 people - Bagoran486 people - Bhukhri483 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Raksan?144515 - How far is Raksan from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?17 km by road - What is the population of Raksan?505 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raksan in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Raksan?79.3% (Census 2011)