Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Nikian Nikian is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181203. The 2011 Census counted 441 people in 115 households, the 155th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 441 people (2011) - 115 households - 83.0% literacy - 181203 PIN code ## Nikian PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nikian is 181203. Nikian falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 181203 - Gram panchayat Gigeral - Community development block Khour - Census village code 005560 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nikian from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Jammu (district HQ) 60 km by road - Khour (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nikian? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Nikian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Khor - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akhnoor - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jammu - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nikian known for? The main crops are maize and paddy. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 97% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nikian Of every 100 households in Nikian in 2011, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Nikian · ■ Akhnoor rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 96% - Toilet within the home 14% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 85% - Tap water 0% 46% - Drinking water within premises 98% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 61% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 36% 66% - Use banking services 73% 78% - Television 85% 58% - Mobile phone 13% 57% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 17% - Car / jeep / van 4% 3% - None of these assets 12% 23% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nikian? ■ Nikian · ■ Akhnoor rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.0% 76.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1065 785 - Working population 25.4% 32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 75.7% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 29 (26%) · ■ Marginal 81 (72%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor - Batal 482 people - Bali 480 people - Gawar 469 people - Lahar 457 people - Rakh Kharoon 440 people - Sangranpur 433 people - Chhani Diwanan 393 people - Budhy 389 people All 226 villages in Akhnoor ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nikian? 181203 - How far is Nikian from Jammu? 60 km by road - What is the population of Nikian? 441 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nikian in? Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Nikian? 83.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/nikian/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.