# Gosian Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/gosian/ Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Gosian Gosian is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,332 people in 255 households**, the 53rd largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,332people (2011) - 255households - 78.9%literacy - 181201PIN code ## Gosian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gosian is 181201.** Gosian falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181201 - Gram panchayatGhartal - Community development blockAkhnoor - Census village code005445 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gosian from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)53 km by road - Akhnoor (nearest town)25 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 Gosian? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gosian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nanadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Gosian known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 35% of the 411 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 Gosian Of every 100 households in Gosian in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gosian · ■ Akhnoor rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **85% Tap water ****98%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **66% Use banking services ****66%** **78% Television ****60%** **58% Mobile phone ****68%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****21%** **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 Gosian? ■ Gosian · ■ Akhnoor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****646** **785 Working population ****33.0%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 68.3% for women. 50% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 39 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 203 (46%) · **■** Marginal 194 (44%) 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 - Kot1,378 people - Devi Pur1,353 people - Dagir1,351 people - Sanehal1,334 people - Pangali1,328 people - Man Chak1,296 people - Sarwal1,276 people - Barui1,266 people [All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gosian?181201 - How far is Gosian from Jammu?53 km by road - What is the population of Gosian?1,332 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gosian in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gosian?78.9% (Census 2011)