# Poshker Village, Khag, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khag/poshker/ Village · Khag, Badgam # Poshker Poshker is a village in Khag sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193411**. The 2011 Census counted **2,273 people in 301 households**, the 9th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%. - 2,273people (2011) - 301households - 50.9%literacy - 193411PIN code ## Poshker PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poshker is 193411.** Poshker falls in Khag sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193411 - Gram panchayatHamchi Pora - Community development blockKhag - Census village code000386 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poshker from nearby towns? - Khag (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)24 km by road - Magam (nearest town)25 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 Poshker? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Poshker; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khag - ○Degree college10+ km · Beerwah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Poshker known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 78% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Poshker Of every 100 households in Poshker in 2011, 44 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poshker · ■ Khag rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **66% Toilet within the home ****98%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **17% Tap water ****99%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****30%** **49% Television ****18%** **28% Mobile phone ****55%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **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 Poshker? ■ Poshker · ■ Khag rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%** **47.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **932 Working population ****23.8%** **24.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.9% for men and 46.2% for women. 37% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (8%) · **■** Household industry 59 (11%) · **■** Other work 313 (58%) · **■** Marginal 59 (11%) 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 Khag - Iskineder Pora3,301 people - Sita Haran2,958 people - Forest Block2,624 people - Hamchi Pora2,298 people - Drang2,108 people - Koker Bagh2,049 people - Hardu Surash1,953 people - Bamurad1,795 people [All 49 villages in Khag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khag/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poshker?193411 - How far is Poshker from Budgam?24 km by road - What is the population of Poshker?2,273 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poshker in?Badgam district (Khag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Poshker?50.9% (Census 2011)