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

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Laham

Laham is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181201**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 180 households**, the 93rd largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 859people (2011)
- 180households
- 85.5%literacy
- 181201PIN code

## Laham PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code181201
- Gram panchayatBhangwan Chak
- Community development blockKhour
- Census village code005559

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

## How far is Laham from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)60 km by road
- Khour (nearest town)5 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 Laham?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Laham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn 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 school5–10 km · Khour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Laham known for?

The main crops are **maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 76% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Laham

Of every 100 households in Laham in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Laham · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**66%

Use banking services ****100%**

**78%

Television ****75%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Laham?

■ Laham · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**785

Working population ****18.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 78.6% for women. 34% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 112 (71%) · **■** Marginal 40 (25%)

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

- Bhalwal Moolo879 people
- Bhatiare875 people
- Chak Krapal Pur869 people
- Mandrian864 people
- Malal Ahgal858 people
- Kathar853 people
- Manani829 people
- Pukharni803 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Laham?181201
- How far is Laham from Jammu?60 km by road
- What is the population of Laham?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laham in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Laham?85.5% (Census 2011)