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

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Kathar

Kathar is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181201**. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 157 households**, the 95th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 853people (2011)
- 157households
- 76.4%literacy
- 181201PIN code

## Kathar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathar is 181201.** Kathar falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181201
- Gram panchayatKhatar
- Community development blockAkhnoor
- Census village code005442

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

## How far is Kathar from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)53 km by road
- Akhnoor (nearest town)30 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 Kathar?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nardi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kathar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 33% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Kathar

Of every 100 households in Kathar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kathar · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****95%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**66%

Use banking services ****60%**

**78%

Television ****51%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Kathar?

■ Kathar · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**785

Working population ****22.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 65.5% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 81 (42%) · **■** Marginal 108 (56%)

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

- Chak Krapal Pur869 people
- Mandrian864 people
- Laham859 people
- Malal Ahgal858 people
- Manani829 people
- Pukharni803 people
- Bhardah Khurd784 people
- Giur784 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathar?181201
- How far is Kathar from Jammu?53 km by road
- What is the population of Kathar?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathar in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kathar?76.4% (Census 2011)