# Gakhral Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/gakhral/ Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Gakhral Gakhral is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,777 people in 402 households**, the 35th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,777people (2011) - 402households - 73.9%literacy - 181206PIN code ## Gakhral PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gakhral is 181206.** Gakhral falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181206 - Gram panchayatGakhral - Community development blockAkhnoor - Census village code005580 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gakhral from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)31 km by road - Akhnoor (nearest town)17 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 Gakhral? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gakhral; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akhnoor - ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Gakhral known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 41% of the 621 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Gakhral Of every 100 households in Gakhral in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gakhral · ■ Akhnoor rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****18%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **85% Tap water ****17%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **66% Use banking services ****76%** **78% Television ****67%** **58% Mobile phone ****62%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Gakhral? ■ Gakhral · ■ Akhnoor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732** **785 Working population ****39.7%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 66.1% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 256 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 207 (29%) · **■** Marginal 201 (28%) 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 - Dori1,799 people - Platan1,790 people - Majhoor1,787 people - Bandwal1,781 people - Bamhal1,776 people - Bhardah Kalan1,737 people - Nathal1,735 people - Bandral Kalan1,634 people [All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gakhral?181206 - How far is Gakhral from Jammu?31 km by road - What is the population of Gakhral?1,777 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gakhral in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gakhral?73.9% (Census 2011)