# Kharah Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/kharah/ Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Kharah Kharah is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,497 people in 359 households**, the 44th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,497people (2011) - 359households - 68.6%literacy - 181203PIN code ## Kharah PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharah is 181203.** Kharah falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181203 - Gram panchayatKharah - Community development blockKhour - Census village code005496 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharah from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)52 km by road - Akhnoor (nearest town)24 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 Kharah? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kharah; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Kharah known for? The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 15% of the 1,017 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 Kharah Of every 100 households in Kharah in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kharah · ■ Akhnoor rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **85% Tap water ****13%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **66% Use banking services ****48%** **78% Television ****35%** **58% Mobile phone ****54%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****34%** **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 Kharah? ■ Kharah · ■ Akhnoor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745** **785 Working population ****27.7%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 58.7% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 88 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 165 (40%) · **■** Marginal 160 (39%) 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 - Dasgal1,629 people - Sahar1,613 people - Ghar1,606 people - Mala1,568 people - Matoo1,484 people - Mewa Karora1,459 people - Chak Bhagwan1,424 people - Sahamuna1,386 people [All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharah?181203 - How far is Kharah from Jammu?52 km by road - What is the population of Kharah?1,497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharah in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kharah?68.6% (Census 2011)