# Jahar Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/jahar/ Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur # Jahar Jahar is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **609 people in 114 households**, the 6th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 609people (2011) - 114households - 89.5%literacy - 173024PIN code ## Jahar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jahar is 173024.** Jahar falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173024 - Community development blockPachhad - Census village code022893 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jahar from nearby towns? - Sarahan (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)60 km by road - Nahan (nearest town)60 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 Jahar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Jahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Jahar known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 13% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Jahar Of every 100 households in Jahar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Jahar · ■ Pachhad rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****82%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **22% Tap water ****81%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **81% Use banking services ****98%** **90% Television ****71%** **64% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **88% 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 Jahar? ■ Jahar · ■ Pachhad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%** **85.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700** **918 Working population ****80.0%** **65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.1% for men and 83.5% for women. 77% of men and 83% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 298 (61%) · **■** Other work 32 (7%) · **■** Marginal 157 (32%) 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 Pachhad - Ganyar1,208 people - Sarahan Khurd951 people - Bhonri925 people - Mangarh753 people - Sarahan Kalan608 people - Tikri Kathar596 people - Sharia Bajog576 people - Kotla Panjola528 people [All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jahar?173024 - How far is Jahar from Nahan?60 km by road - What is the population of Jahar?609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jahar in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jahar?89.5% (Census 2011)