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Raikhan Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Raikhan is a medium size village located in Jawalamukhi Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 170 families residing. The Raikhan village has population of 771 of which 364 are males while 407 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Raikhan village population of children with age 0-6 is 66 which makes up 8.56 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Raikhan village is 1118 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Raikhan as per census is 941, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Raikhan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Raikhan village was 88.94 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Raikhan Male literacy stands at 94.55 % while female literacy rate was 84.00 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Raikhan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Raikhan village.

Raikhan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 170 - -
Population 771 364 407
Child (0-6) 66 34 32
Schedule Caste 194 91 103
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 88.94 % 94.55 % 84.00 %
Total Workers 577 272 305
Main Worker 146 - -
Marginal Worker 431 139 292

Caste Factor

Raikhan village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.16 % of total population in Raikhan village. The village Raikhan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Raikhan village out of total population, 577 were engaged in work activities. 25.30 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.70 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 577 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.