# Kathar Village, Bishnah, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Bishnah, Jammu 

# Kathar

Kathar is a village in Bishnah sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181131**. The 2011 Census counted **1,736 people in 360 households**, the 12th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 1,736people (2011)
- 360households
- 81.5%literacy
- 181131PIN code

## Kathar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathar is 181131.** Kathar falls in Bishnah sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181131
- Gram panchayatKathar
- Community development blockBishnah
- Census village code006262

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

## How far is Kathar from nearby towns?

- Bishnah (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bishnah (nearest town)17 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 Kathar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishnah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bishnah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kathar known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 85% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Kathar

Of every 100 households in Kathar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kathar · ■ Bishnah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****6%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**44%

Use banking services ****95%**

**82%

Television ****82%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**35%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

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 Kathar?

■ Kathar · ■ Bishnah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**746

Working population ****27.9%**

**27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 73.4% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (11%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 144 (30%) · **■** Marginal 160 (33%)

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 Bishnah

- Pindi Charkan Kalan1,984 people
- Makhan Purcharkan1,846 people
- Rehal Dhamalian1,831 people
- Kanhal1,820 people
- Bhatiyari1,707 people
- Chorli1,562 people
- Chak Jaralan1,418 people
- Rang Pur Trera1,416 people

[All 116 villages in Bishnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/bishnah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathar?181131
- How far is Kathar from Jammu?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kathar?1,736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathar in?Jammu district (Bishnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kathar?81.5% (Census 2011)