Village · Gandoh, Doda
# Kahal Jagesar

Kahal Jagesar is a village in Gandoh sub-district of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 182203. The 2011 Census counted 2,817 people in 587 households, the 1st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.
- 2,817 people (2011)
- 587 households
- 46.4% literacy
- 182203 PIN code

## Kahal Jagesar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kahal Jagesar is 182203. Kahal Jagesar falls in Gandoh sub-district, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 182203
- Gram panchayat Kahal Jagesar
- Community development block Gandoh
- Census village code 004393

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kahal Jagesar from nearby towns?
- Gandoh (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Doda (district HQ) 92 km by road
- Doda; (nearest town) 92 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kahal Jagesar?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 8 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kilothran
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Doda
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kahal Jagesar known for?

The main crops are wheat. Products made here include rajmash. About 21% of the 916 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kahal Jagesar

Of every 100 households in Kahal Jagesar in 2011, 37 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kahal Jagesar · ■ Gandoh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 37% 79%
- Toilet within the home 4% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 69%
- Tap water 57% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 75% 65%
- Television 5% 12%
- Mobile phone 43% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 48% 25%
- Own their home 100% 100%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kahal Jagesar?

■ Kahal Jagesar · ■ Gandoh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.4% 57.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1023 962
- Working population 32.3% 29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 30.2% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 141 (15%) · ■ Marginal 758 (83%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gandoh
- Almigangota 2,741 people
- Mano 2,497 people
- Dharyari 2,492 people
- Gando 2,492 people

All 67 villages in Gandoh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kahal Jagesar? 182203
- How far is Kahal Jagesar from Doda? 92 km by road
- What is the population of Kahal Jagesar? 2,817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahal Jagesar in? Doda district (Gandoh sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kahal Jagesar? 46.4% (Census 2011)

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