# Josar Village, Thanesar, Kurukshetra (Haryana) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/josar/ Village · Thanesar, Kurukshetra # Josar Josar is a village in Thanesar sub-district of Kurukshetra district, Haryana, PIN code **132119**. The 2011 Census counted **6,485 people in 1,219 households**, the 7th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 6,485people (2011) - 1,219households - 71.9%literacy - 132119PIN code ## Josar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Josar is 132119.** Josar falls in Thanesar sub-district, Kurukshetra district, Haryana. - PIN code132119 - Gram panchayatJosar - Community development blockThanesar - Census village code058511 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Josar from nearby towns? - Thanesar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kurukshetra (district HQ)8 km by road - Thanesar (nearest town)8 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 Josar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Josar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kurukshtera - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Josar known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and corn**. Products made here include atta chakki, rice mill, oil mill and basket making. About 82% of the 1,134 hectares of village land is sown, and 927 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 Josar Of every 100 households in Josar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Josar · ■ Thanesar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****70%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **27% Tap water ****93%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **57% Use banking services ****46%** **70% Television ****65%** **78% Mobile phone ****61%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****12%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **96% 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 Josar? ■ Josar · ■ Thanesar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **818 Working population ****32.0%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 62.6% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 292 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (17%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,056 (51%) · **■** Marginal 351 (17%) 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 Thanesar - Pipli7,658 people - Mathana7,630 people - Kirmach7,344 people - Babain6,984 people - Barna6,095 people - Mirzapur5,490 people - Ajrana Kalan5,457 people - Bir Pipli5,370 people [All 242 villages in Thanesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Josar?132119 - How far is Josar from Kurukshetra?8 km by road - What is the population of Josar?6,485 (Census 2011) - Which district is Josar in?Kurukshetra district (Thanesar sub-district), Haryana - What is the literacy rate of Josar?71.9% (Census 2011)