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

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Sahamuna

Sahamuna is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,386 people in 335 households**, the 48th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,386people (2011)
- 335households
- 78.8%literacy
- 181204PIN code

## Sahamuna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sahamuna is 181204.** Sahamuna falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181204
- Gram panchayatSamwan
- Community development blockKhour
- Census village code005554

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

## How far is Sahamuna from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)60 km by road
- Khour (nearest town)10 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 Sahamuna?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sahamuna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Sahamuna known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 36% of the 901 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Sahamuna

Of every 100 households in Sahamuna in 2011, 95 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sahamuna · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**85%

Tap water ****16%**

**46%

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

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**66%

Use banking services ****100%**

**78%

Television ****79%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Sahamuna?

■ Sahamuna · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**785

Working population ****35.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 70.3% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 239 (49%) · **■** Marginal 210 (43%)

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

- Kharah1,497 people
- Matoo1,484 people
- Mewa Karora1,459 people
- Chak Bhagwan1,424 people
- Kot1,378 people
- Devi Pur1,353 people
- Dagir1,351 people
- Sanehal1,334 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahamuna?181204
- How far is Sahamuna from Jammu?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sahamuna?1,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahamuna in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sahamuna?78.8% (Census 2011)
