# Devi Pur Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Devi Pur

Devi Pur is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,353 people in 299 households**, the 50th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,353people (2011)
- 299households
- 82.0%literacy
- 181202PIN code

## Devi Pur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Devi Pur is 181202.** Devi Pur falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181202
- Gram panchayatChak Krapal Pur
- Community development blockAkhnoor
- Census village code005578

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

## How far is Devi Pur from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)39 km by road
- Akhnoor (nearest town)11 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 Devi Pur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pallawn
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Devi Pur known for?

The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 85% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Devi Pur

Of every 100 households in Devi Pur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Devi Pur · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**85%

Tap water ****5%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**66%

Use banking services ****89%**

**78%

Television ****83%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Devi Pur?

■ Devi Pur · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**785

Working population ****24.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 77.0% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (16%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 152 (47%) · **■** Marginal 50 (15%)

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 Akhnoor

- Mewa Karora1,459 people
- Chak Bhagwan1,424 people
- Sahamuna1,386 people
- Kot1,378 people
- Dagir1,351 people
- Sanehal1,334 people
- Gosian1,332 people
- Pangali1,328 people

[All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Devi Pur?181202
- How far is Devi Pur from Jammu?39 km by road
- What is the population of Devi Pur?1,353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devi Pur in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Devi Pur?82.0% (Census 2011)
