# Sahar Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Sahar

Sahar is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,613 people in 397 households**, the 41st largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,613people (2011)
- 397households
- 73.3%literacy
- 181203PIN code

## Sahar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code181203
- Gram panchayatSahar
- Community development blockKhour
- Census village code005545

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

## How far is Sahar from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)53 km by road
- Akhnoor (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 Sahar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Sahar known for?

The main crops are **maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 34% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Sahar

Of every 100 households in Sahar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahar · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****55%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**66%

Use banking services ****65%**

**78%

Television ****41%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Sahar?

■ Sahar · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**785

Working population ****38.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 64.8% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 328 (53%) · **■** Marginal 216 (35%)

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

- Bhardah Kalan1,737 people
- Nathal1,735 people
- Bandral Kalan1,634 people
- Dasgal1,629 people
- Ghar1,606 people
- Mala1,568 people
- Kharah1,497 people
- Matoo1,484 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahar?181203
- How far is Sahar from Jammu?53 km by road
- What is the population of Sahar?1,613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahar in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sahar?73.3% (Census 2011)