Rara, Ramgarh, Samba, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Rara


The village Rara is located in Ramgarh Tahsil of Samba District in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is governed by Radi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Vijaypur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Vijaypur, which is about 4 kilometers away from Rara.

Travel and Communication for Rara


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Rara,
Samba,
Jammu and Kashmir, India
PIN - 181142

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Rara


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Rara is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Rara is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Rara


As per available data from the year 2009, 1469 persons live in 331 house holds in the village Rara. There are 735 female individuals and 734 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.03% and males constitute 49.97% of the total population.

There are 172 scheduled castes persons of which 88 are females and 84 are males. Females constitute 51.16% and males constitute 48.84% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 11.71% of the total population.

Population density of Rara is 708.98 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Rara


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Total area of Rara is 207.2 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 177.2 ha. About 115.3 ha is un-irrigated area. About 61.9 ha is irrigated area. About 61.9 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 17.8 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 12.2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Rara


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Rara.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Rara.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Rara.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Gho Brahmana, which is less than 5 kms away from Rara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gho Brahmana, which is less than 5 kms away from Rara.

Colleges in Rara


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Samba, which is more than 10 kms away from Rara.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Rara.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Rara.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Rara.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Rara.

Other Educational Facilities in Rara


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Samba, which is more than 10 kms away from Rara.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Rara.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Rara.

Healthcare Facilities in Rara


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Rara.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Rara.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Rara.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Rara.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Rara.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Rara.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Rara.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Rara.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Rara.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Rara.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Rara.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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