# Dam Hall Village, Kokernag, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/kokernag/dam-hall/ Village · Kokernag, Anantnag # Dam Hall Dam Hall is a village in Kokernag sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,860 people in 426 households**, the 26th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.9%. - 2,860people (2011) - 426households - 72.3%literacy - 948females per 1,000 males ## Dam Hall PIN code and other codes Dam Hall falls in Kokernag sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatDam Hall Umerkhar - Community development blockAchabal - Census village code003765 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dam Hall from nearby towns? - Kokernag (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)13 km by road - Achabal (nearest town)3 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 Dam Hall? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Dam Hall; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Damhall - ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 10 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 Dam Hall known for? Products made here include carpet. About 70% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Dam Hall Of every 100 households in Dam Hall in 2011, 94 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Dam Hall · ■ Kokernag rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **62% Toilet within the home ****90%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **39% Tap water ****99%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **92% Use banking services ****57%** **40% Television ****64%** **24% Mobile phone ****83%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Dam Hall? ■ Dam Hall · ■ Kokernag rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **51.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **914 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **837 Working population ****28.8%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 60.6% for women. 35% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 260 (32%) · **■** Marginal 407 (49%) 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 Kokernag - Rain Ather3,007 people - Bindoo Zalan Gam3,004 people - Oui Bamdoora2,940 people - Mati Handoo2,909 people - Khara Pora2,784 people - Kandi Warin2,679 people - Kehar Pora2,561 people - Badhi Har2,540 people [All 51 villages in Kokernag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/kokernag/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dam Hall from Anantnag?13 km by road - What is the population of Dam Hall?2,860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dam Hall in?Anantnag district (Kokernag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dam Hall?72.3% (Census 2011)