Rakar, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Rakar


The village Rakar is located in Gangolihat Tahsil of Pithoragarh District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Bani Gaon Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gangolihat Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pithoragarh, which is about 86 kilometers away from Rakar.

Travel and Communication for Rakar


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Rakar,
Pithoragarh,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 262522

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Rakar


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

A brief summary of available data for Rakar 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 Rakar


As per available data from the year 2009, 16 persons live in 4 house holds in the village Rakar. There are 9 female individuals and 7 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 56.25% and males constitute 43.75% of the total population.

Population density of Rakar is 34.84 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Rakar


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Total area of Rakar is 45.93 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 6.55 ha. About 3.33 ha is un-irrigated area. About 3.22 ha is irrigated area. About 3.22 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 1.67 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.82 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.02 ha is culturable waste land. About 3 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.21 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Rakar


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Gangolihat, which is 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

There are no private or government primary schools in the village. However, there is a private primary school in Sutar Gaon, which is less than 5 kms away from Rakar.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Gangolihat, which is 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Gangolihat, which is 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gangolihat, which is 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

Colleges in Rakar


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 Pithoragarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Rakar.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Rakar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gangolihat, which is 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Rakar


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Rakar.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Rakar.

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

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