# Jagu Kharen Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Khansahib, Badgam 

# Jagu Kharen

Jagu Kharen is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **5,081 people in 606 households**, the 2nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 5,081people (2011)
- 606households
- 51.9%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Jagu Kharen PIN code and other codes

Jagu Kharen falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatZoogo"B"
- Community development blockKhansahib
- Census village code000552

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jagu Kharen from nearby towns?

- Khansahib (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)32 km by road
- Khansahib (nearest town)28 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 Jagu Kharen?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jagu Kharen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Beerwah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Jagu Kharen known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Jagu Kharen

Of every 100 households in Jagu Kharen in 2011, 28 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jagu Kharen · ■ Khansahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**14%

Tap water ****50%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jagu Kharen?

■ Jagu Kharen · ■ Khansahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**884

Working population ****21.7%**

**22.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 39.8% for women. 33% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (7%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 177 (16%) · **■** Marginal 596 (54%)

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 Khansahib

- Kachwari8,637 people
- Gurweth Kalan4,191 people
- Arigam4,158 people
- Dregam Khasi Pora3,777 people
- Lainilab3,427 people

[All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jagu Kharen from Budgam?32 km by road
- What is the population of Jagu Kharen?5,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jagu Kharen in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Jagu Kharen?51.9% (Census 2011)
