Village · Akhnoor, Jammu
# Barroh

Barroh is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181204. The 2011 Census counted 1,240 people in 247 households, the 59th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.
- 1,240 people (2011)
- 247 households
- 71.5% literacy
- 181204 PIN code

## Barroh PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Barroh is 181204. Barroh falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 181204
- Gram panchayat Barroh
- Community development block Khour
- Census village code 005494

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

## How far is Barroh from nearby towns?
- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ) 46 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 74 km by road
- Khour (nearest town) 25 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Barroh?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palwan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jammu
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barroh known for?

The main crops are paddy and wheat. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 32% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Barroh

Of every 100 households in Barroh in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Barroh · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 96%
- Toilet within the home 2% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85%
- Tap water 56% 46%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 32% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 66%
- Use banking services 94% 78%
- Television 52% 58%
- Mobile phone 64% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 21% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 19% 23%
- Own their home 98% 99%

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

## What is the population of Barroh?

■ Barroh · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.5% 76.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 822 785
- Working population 30.0% 32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 106 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 207 (56%) · ■ Marginal 55 (15%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor
- Man Chak 1,296 people
- Sarwal 1,276 people
- Barui 1,266 people
- Danwal 1,262 people
- Datial 1,239 people
- Taroti 1,223 people
- Dahou Chak 1,219 people
- Garar 1,208 people

All 226 villages in Akhnoor

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Barroh? 181204
- How far is Barroh from Jammu? 74 km by road
- What is the population of Barroh? 1,240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barroh in? Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Barroh? 71.5% (Census 2011)

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