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

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Pukharni

Pukharni is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181203**. The 2011 Census counted **803 people in 156 households**, the 97th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 803people (2011)
- 156households
- 73.5%literacy
- 181203PIN code

## Pukharni PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code181203
- Gram panchayatMala
- Community development blockKhour
- Census village code005420

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

## How far is Pukharni from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)80 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)108 km by road
- Sunderban (nearest town)25 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 Pukharni?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pukharni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Pukharni known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 7% of the 1,257 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Pukharni

Of every 100 households in Pukharni in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pukharni · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****36%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**66%

Use banking services ****91%**

**78%

Television ****41%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Pukharni?

■ Pukharni · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**785

Working population ****53.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 65.8% for women. 51% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (10%) · **■** Marginal 301 (70%)

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

- Laham859 people
- Malal Ahgal858 people
- Kathar853 people
- Manani829 people
- Bhardah Khurd784 people
- Giur784 people
- Thandi Choi776 people
- Seri Palai773 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pukharni?181203
- How far is Pukharni from Jammu?108 km by road
- What is the population of Pukharni?803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukharni in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Pukharni?73.5% (Census 2011)