# Raikal Village, Farooqnagar, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/farooqnagar/raikal/ Village · Farooqnagar, Mahbubnagar # Raikal Raikal is a village in Farooqnagar sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **2,170 people in 478 households**, the 11th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 2,170people (2011) - 478households - 60.3%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Raikal PIN code and other codes Raikal falls in Farooqnagar sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatRaikal - Community development blockFarooqnagar - Census village code575206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raikal from nearby towns? - Farooqnagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)42 km by road - Mahbubnagar (nearest town)42 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 Raikal? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Raikal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farooqnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Farooqnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farooqnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Raikal known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. Products made here include motors, pumps and cement pipes. About 69% of the 952 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Raikal Of every 100 households in Raikal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Raikal · ■ Farooqnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****64%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **58% Tap water ****99%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **78% Use banking services ****40%** **43% Television ****66%** **48% Mobile phone ****58%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **22% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Raikal? ■ Raikal · ■ Farooqnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **947 Working population ****51.8%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 46.5% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 418 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (28%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 185 (16%) · **■** Marginal 178 (16%) 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 Farooqnagar - Elkatta2,806 people - Kamsanpalle2,705 people - Veljerla-II2,535 people - Dooskal2,181 people - Nagulapalle2,088 people - Vittyal1,970 people - Madhurapur1,959 people - Kammadanam1,782 people [All 35 villages in Farooqnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/farooqnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Raikal from Mahbubnagar?42 km by road - What is the population of Raikal?2,170 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raikal in?Mahbubnagar district (Farooqnagar sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Raikal?60.3% (Census 2011)