Village · Akhnoor, Jammu
# Seri Palai

Seri Palai is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181204. The 2011 Census counted 773 people in 183 households, the 101st largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.
- 773 people (2011)
- 183 households
- 74.6% literacy
- 181204 PIN code

## Seri Palai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Seri Palai is 181204. Seri Palai falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 181204
- Gram panchayat Battal
- Community development block Khour
- Census village code 005418

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Seri Palai from nearby towns?
- Khour (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Khour (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Seri Palai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Seri Palai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dhaker
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Seri Palai known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 17% of the 877 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Seri Palai

Of every 100 households in Seri Palai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Seri Palai · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 96%
- Toilet within the home 0% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 85%
- Tap water 28% 46%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 66%
- Use banking services 1% 78%
- Television 30% 58%
- Mobile phone 18% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 59% 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 Seri Palai?

■ Seri Palai · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.6% 76.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 854 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 747 785
- Working population 25.5% 32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 61.7% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 70 (36%) · ■ Marginal 124 (63%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor
- Pukharni 803 people
- Bhardah Khurd 784 people
- Giur 784 people
- Thandi Choi 776 people
- Kitial Simbal 767 people
- Godhan 761 people
- Dahara 750 people
- Jomotian 746 people

All 226 villages in Akhnoor

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Seri Palai? 181204
- How far is Seri Palai from Jammu? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Seri Palai? 773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Seri Palai in? Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Seri Palai? 74.6% (Census 2011)

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