Village · Akhnoor, Jammu
# Tulgaru

Tulgaru is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185154. The 2011 Census counted 269 people in 50 households, the 177th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.
- 269 people (2011)
- 50 households
- 72.2% literacy
- 185154 PIN code

## Tulgaru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tulgaru is 185154. Tulgaru falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 185154
- Gram panchayat Chowki
- Community development block Akhnoor
- Census village code 005429

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

## How far is Tulgaru from nearby towns?
- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 56 km by road
- Akhnoor (nearest town) 28 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tulgaru?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- 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 Tulgaru known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 13% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tulgaru

Of every 100 households in Tulgaru in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tulgaru · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 96%
- Toilet within the home 0% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 85%
- Tap water 49% 46%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 66%
- Use banking services 100% 78%
- Television 38% 58%
- Mobile phone 76% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 9% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 18% 23%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tulgaru?

■ Tulgaru · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.2% 76.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 868 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 393 785
- Working population 24.9% 32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 60.5% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 39 (58%) · ■ Marginal 27 (40%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor
- Danpour 277 people
- Bhor 273 people
- Nikowal 273 people
- Magial Abtara 270 people
- Kharota 264 people
- Adgan 261 people
- Chak Skandar 248 people
- Phagal 248 people

All 226 villages in Akhnoor

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tulgaru? 185154
- How far is Tulgaru from Jammu? 56 km by road
- What is the population of Tulgaru? 269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tulgaru in? Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Tulgaru? 72.2% (Census 2011)

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