# Salar Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/salar/ Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag # Salar Salar is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192401**. The 2011 Census counted **9,151 people in 1,364 households**, the 2nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%. - 9,151people (2011) - 1,364households - 51.9%literacy - 192401PIN code ## Salar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salar is 192401.** Salar falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192401 - Gram panchayatSalar - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003542 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salar from nearby towns? - Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)20 km by road - Ashmuqam (nearest town)5 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 Salar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Salar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Seer - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Salar known for? About 61% of the 999 hectares of village land is sown, and 380 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 Salar Of every 100 households in Salar in 2011, 78 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Salar · ■ Pahalgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **57% Toilet within the home ****43%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **62% Tap water ****88%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **93% Use banking services ****71%** **62% Television ****30%** **29% Mobile phone ****61%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****30%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Salar? ■ Salar · ■ Pahalgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%** **49.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **916 Working population ****38.1%** **39.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.6% for men and 40.9% for women. 40% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 294 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 810 (23%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 433 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,931 (55%) 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 Pahalgam - Forest Block9,402 people - Hapat Nar4,060 people - Kular4,052 people - Kathsu3,516 people - Hardu Kithal Sofi Pora3,127 people [All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salar?192401 - How far is Salar from Anantnag?20 km by road - What is the population of Salar?9,151 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salar in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Salar?51.9% (Census 2011)