# Jhankar Village, Bashohli, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bashohli, Kathua 

# Jhankar

Jhankar is a village in Bashohli sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,571 people in 280 households**, the 20th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,571people (2011)
- 280households
- 65.7%literacy
- 184201PIN code

## Jhankar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhankar is 184201.** Jhankar falls in Bashohli sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184201
- Gram panchayatJhankar
- Community development blockBashohli
- Census village code001736

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

## How far is Jhankar from nearby towns?

- Basohli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Basohli (nearest town)14 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 Jhankar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jhankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basohli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basohli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basohli
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Jhankar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 21% of the 1,148 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Jhankar

Of every 100 households in Jhankar in 2011, 75 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhankar · ■ Bashohli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****51%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****91%**

**74%

Television ****26%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jhankar?

■ Jhankar · ■ Bashohli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752**

**863

Working population ****37.7%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 51.3% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 189 (32%)

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 Bashohli

- Rehn1,749 people
- Smahn1,702 people
- Ghoral1,648 people
- Dodala1,594 people
- Dhar Mahanpur1,554 people
- Hadat1,524 people
- Poonda1,406 people
- Bhoond1,403 people

[All 39 villages in Bashohli](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bashohli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhankar?184201
- What is the population of Jhankar?1,571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhankar in?Kathua district (Bashohli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Jhankar?65.7% (Census 2011)