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

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Garar

Garar is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,208 people in 342 households**, the 63rd largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,208people (2011)
- 342households
- 86.5%literacy
- 181203PIN code

## Garar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garar is 181203.** Garar falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181203
- Gram panchayatSainth
- Community development blockKhour
- Census village code005627

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

## How far is Garar from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)55 km by road
- Khour (nearest town)12 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 Garar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Garar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kharata
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Garar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 86% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Garar

Of every 100 households in Garar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Garar · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**66%

Use banking services ****99%**

**78%

Television ****84%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**17%

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

**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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Garar?

■ Garar · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****651**

**785

Working population ****21.2%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 82.7% for women. 38% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 153 (60%) · **■** Other work 54 (21%) · **■** Marginal 49 (19%)

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

- Barroh1,240 people
- Datial1,239 people
- Taroti1,223 people
- Dahou Chak1,219 people
- Bhiry Tarrie1,187 people
- Muthi1,181 people
- Bhalwal Bharath1,175 people
- Kotli1,160 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garar?181203
- How far is Garar from Jammu?55 km by road
- What is the population of Garar?1,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garar in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Garar?86.5% (Census 2011)