Village · Akhnoor, Jammu
# Dagir

Dagir is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181203. The 2011 Census counted 1,351 people in 256 households, the 51st largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.
- 1,351 people (2011)
- 256 households
- 74.0% literacy
- 181203 PIN code

## Dagir PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dagir is 181203. Dagir falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 181203
- Gram panchayat Dagair
- Community development block Khour
- Census village code 005421

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

## How far is Dagir from nearby towns?
- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Akhnoor (nearest town) 45 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dagir?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Dagir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Sub 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
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dagir known for?

The main crops are paddy, maiza and wheat. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 15% of the 1,138 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dagir

Of every 100 households in Dagir in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dagir · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 96%
- Toilet within the home 2% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85%
- Tap water 19% 46%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 66%
- Use banking services 99% 78%
- Television 29% 58%
- Mobile phone 69% 57%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 9% 23%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Dagir?

■ Dagir · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.0% 76.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 804 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 884 785
- Working population 31.5% 32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 59.3% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 228 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (12%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 135 (32%) · ■ Marginal 10 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor
- Chak Bhagwan 1,424 people
- Sahamuna 1,386 people
- Kot 1,378 people
- Devi Pur 1,353 people
- Sanehal 1,334 people
- Gosian 1,332 people
- Pangali 1,328 people
- Man Chak 1,296 people

All 226 villages in Akhnoor

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dagir? 181203
- How far is Dagir from Jammu? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Dagir? 1,351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dagir in? Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dagir? 74.0% (Census 2011)

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