Village · Akhnoor, Jammu
# Jothal

Jothal is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185154. The 2011 Census counted 79 people in 15 households, the 200th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.
- 79 people (2011)
- 15 households
- 73.2% literacy
- 185154 PIN code

## Jothal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jothal is 185154. Jothal falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 185154
- Gram panchayat Chowki
- Community development block Akhnoor
- Census village code 005431

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jothal from nearby towns?
- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Akhnoor (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jothal?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Jothal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 10+ km · Reasi
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ckowki
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jammu
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jothal known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 5% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jothal

Of every 100 households in Jothal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jothal · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 0% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 85%
- Tap water 100% 46%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 66%
- Use banking services 80% 78%
- Television 33% 58%
- Mobile phone 53% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 47% 23%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jothal?

■ Jothal · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.2% 76.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 600 785
- Working population 26.6% 32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 62.2% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 8 (38%) · ■ Marginal 13 (62%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor
- Dar 122 people
- Gour Bajorian 121 people
- Indri 114 people
- Chak Biasa 102 people
- Khohara 78 people
- Gujral 77 people
- Bardiyal 71 people
- Bain Lehar 62 people

All 226 villages in Akhnoor

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jothal? 185154
- How far is Jothal from Jammu? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Jothal? 79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jothal in? Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Jothal? 73.2% (Census 2011)

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