# Dhakhar Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Dhakhar

Dhakhar is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 214 households**, the 74th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,050people (2011)
- 214households
- 76.6%literacy
- 181204PIN code

## Dhakhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhakhar is 181204.** Dhakhar falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181204
- Gram panchayatBattal
- Community development blockKhour
- Census village code005490

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

## How far is Dhakhar from nearby towns?

- Ak\Hnoor (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)79 km by road
- Khour (nearest town)27 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 Dhakhar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Dhakhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maiza**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 21% of the 709 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhakhar

Of every 100 households in Dhakhar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhakhar · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****19%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**66%

Use banking services ****80%**

**78%

Television ****36%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****38%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dhakhar?

■ Dhakhar · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**785

Working population ****22.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 68.6% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (30%) · **■** Marginal 148 (63%)

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

- Sainth1,122 people
- Badwal1,086 people
- Kachrial1,079 people
- Mera Jagir1,065 people
- Manda1,046 people
- Jogwan1,028 people
- Gurah Manhasan1,024 people
- Hardo Malwara1,017 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhakhar?181204
- How far is Dhakhar from Jammu?79 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakhar?1,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakhar in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakhar?76.6% (Census 2011)
