# Achher Village, Gandoh, Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandoh, Doda 

# Achher

Achher is a village in Gandoh sub-district of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182203**. The 2011 Census counted **961 people in 212 households**, the 33rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 961people (2011)
- 212households
- 64.2%literacy
- 182203PIN code

## Achher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Achher is 182203.** Achher falls in Gandoh sub-district, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182203
- Gram panchayatDudwar
- Community development blockGandoh
- Census village code004381

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

## How far is Achher from nearby towns?

- Gandoh (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Doda (district HQ)70 km by road
- Doda (nearest town)30 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 Achher?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Achher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Change
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kilothran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Achher known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include rajmash and carpet. About 45% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Achher

Of every 100 households in Achher in 2011, 95 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achher · ■ Gandoh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**25%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****97%**

**65%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Achher?

■ Achher · ■ Gandoh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**962

Working population ****22.9%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 46.6% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (20%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Gandoh

- Dhonsa1,095 people
- Taloogarh1,089 people
- Gurekra979 people
- Inharra966 people
- Hadal942 people
- Gando938 people
- Chounri933 people
- Gwalo917 people

[All 67 villages in Gandoh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/gandoh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Achher?182203
- How far is Achher from Doda?70 km by road
- What is the population of Achher?961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achher in?Doda district (Gandoh sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Achher?64.2% (Census 2011)