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

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Village · Bashohli, Kathua 

# Phikar

Phikar is a village in Bashohli sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,069 people in 160 households**, the 30th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,069people (2011)
- 160households
- 40.9%literacy
- 184201PIN code

## Phikar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184201
- Gram panchayatPhikar
- Community development blockBashohli
- Census village code001725

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

## How far is Phikar from nearby towns?

- Basohli (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)68 km by road
- Basohli (nearest town)25 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 Phikar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Phikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basohli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basohli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basohli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Phikar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 15% of the 753 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Phikar

Of every 100 households in Phikar in 2011, 82 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phikar · ■ Bashohli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****94%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****11%**

**74%

Television ****1%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**16%

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 Phikar?

■ Phikar · ■ Bashohli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.9%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**863

Working population ****28.1%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.9% for men and 28.9% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 275 (92%)

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

- Jandrayali1,342 people
- Siyalag1,204 people
- Kailtri1,154 people
- Nagaali1,098 people
- Mandla1,062 people
- Athoon1,043 people
- Bera832 people
- Khaddi708 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phikar?184201
- How far is Phikar from Kathua?68 km by road
- What is the population of Phikar?1,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phikar in?Kathua district (Bashohli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Phikar?40.9% (Census 2011)