# Sand Roohn Village, Bani, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bani, Kathua 

# Sand Roohn

Sand Roohn is a village in Bani sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,833 people in 306 households**, the 9th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 1,833people (2011)
- 306households
- 48.7%literacy
- 184206PIN code

## Sand Roohn PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sand Roohn is 184206.** Sand Roohn falls in Bani sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184206
- Gram panchayatSand Roohn
- Community development blockBani
- Census village code001772

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

## How far is Sand Roohn from nearby towns?

- Bani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)174 km by road
- Basholi (nearest town)41 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 Sand Roohn?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bani
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 9 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 Sand Roohn known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and bajra**. About 6% of the 1,999 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sand Roohn

Of every 100 households in Sand Roohn in 2011, 27 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sand Roohn · ■ Bani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****93%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****65%**

**70%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Sand Roohn?

■ Sand Roohn · ■ Bani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**943

Working population ****53.0%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 32.7% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 359 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 189 (19%) · **■** Marginal 422 (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 Bani

- Bani2,093 people
- Chandal2,077 people
- Fatehpur2,057 people
- Chalog1,900 people
- Barmota1,781 people
- Satti1,749 people
- Bhandar1,732 people
- Raulka1,674 people

[All 33 villages in Bani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sand Roohn?184206
- How far is Sand Roohn from Kathua?174 km by road
- What is the population of Sand Roohn?1,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sand Roohn in?Kathua district (Bani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sand Roohn?48.7% (Census 2011)