# Marchanji Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Marchanji

Marchanji is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181203**. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 57 households**, the 183rd largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 237people (2011)
- 57households
- 88.4%literacy
- 181203PIN code

## Marchanji PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marchanji is 181203.** Marchanji falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181203
- Gram panchayatDehrian
- Community development blockKhour
- Census village code005596

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

## How far is Marchanji from nearby towns?

- Ak\Hnoor (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)60 km by road
- Khour (nearest town)1 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 Marchanji?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chourm
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 95% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Marchanji

Of every 100 households in Marchanji in 2011, 100 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marchanji · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**66%

Use banking services ****78%**

**78%

Television ****93%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Marchanji?

■ Marchanji · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**785

Working population ****22.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 84.3% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (53%) · **■** Marginal 24 (45%)

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

- Adgan261 people
- Chak Skandar248 people
- Phagal248 people
- Nara242 people
- Bargal Khurd235 people
- Garh211 people
- Kaha191 people
- Chahjar189 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marchanji?181203
- How far is Marchanji from Jammu?60 km by road
- What is the population of Marchanji?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marchanji in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Marchanji?88.4% (Census 2011)