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

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Mala

Mala is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,568 people in 324 households**, the 43rd largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,568people (2011)
- 324households
- 70.7%literacy
- 181206PIN code

## Mala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mala is 181206.** Mala falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181206
- Gram panchayatMala
- Community development blockKhour
- Census village code005419

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

## How far is Mala from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)103 km by road
- Sunderban (nearest town)15 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 Mala?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Mala; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sunderbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Mala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maiza and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 8% of the 2,465 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Mala

Of every 100 households in Mala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mala · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****49%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**66%

Use banking services ****95%**

**78%

Television ****46%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mala?

■ Mala · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**785

Working population ****27.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 62.5% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 152 (35%) · **■** Marginal 265 (61%)

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

- Bandral Kalan1,634 people
- Dasgal1,629 people
- Sahar1,613 people
- Ghar1,606 people
- Kharah1,497 people
- Matoo1,484 people
- Mewa Karora1,459 people
- Chak Bhagwan1,424 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mala?181206
- How far is Mala from Jammu?103 km by road
- What is the population of Mala?1,568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mala in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Mala?70.7% (Census 2011)
