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

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Pingiari

Pingiari is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,522 people in 745 households**, the 8th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 3,522people (2011)
- 745households
- 61.2%literacy
- 181201PIN code

## Pingiari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code181201
- Gram panchayatPingiari
- Community development blockAkhnoor
- Census village code005479

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

## How far is Pingiari from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)35 km by road
- Akhnoor (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 Pingiari?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pingiari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akhnoor
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Pingiari known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 35% of the 1,056 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 Pingiari

Of every 100 households in Pingiari in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pingiari · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****95%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**66%

Use banking services ****54%**

**78%

Television ****39%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Pingiari?

■ Pingiari · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764**

**785

Working population ****31.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 54.6% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 376 (34%) · **■** Marginal 503 (46%)

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

- Khore3,796 people
- Gandharwan3,739 people
- Pargawal3,606 people
- Kot Maira3,594 people
- Dahok Khalsa3,341 people
- Anmbaran3,274 people
- Chak Malal3,222 people
- Gurah Brahmana2,935 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pingiari?181201
- How far is Pingiari from Jammu?35 km by road
- What is the population of Pingiari?3,522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pingiari in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Pingiari?61.2% (Census 2011)