# Plakh Village, Bashohli, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Bashohli, Kathua 

# Plakh

Plakh is a village in Bashohli sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,039 people in 562 households**, the 3rd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 3,039people (2011)
- 562households
- 78.5%literacy
- 184201PIN code

## Plakh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184201
- Gram panchayatPlakh
- Community development blockBashohli
- Census village code001739

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

## How far is Plakh from nearby towns?

- Basohli (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)70 km by road
- Basolhi (nearest town)4 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 Plakh?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Plassi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Basohli
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Basohli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Plakh known for?

The main crops are **wheat, onion and mash**. About 43% of the 1,013 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Plakh

Of every 100 households in Plakh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Plakh · ■ Bashohli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****80%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****84%**

**74%

Television ****60%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Plakh?

■ Plakh · ■ Bashohli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**863

Working population ****26.5%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 69.7% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 379 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 318 (40%) · **■** Marginal 90 (11%)

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

- Mahan Pora4,147 people
- Preta3,200 people
- Dhar Jhankar2,998 people
- Draman2,969 people
- Plahi2,741 people
- Sandar2,716 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Plakh?184201
- How far is Plakh from Kathua?70 km by road
- What is the population of Plakh?3,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Plakh in?Kathua district (Bashohli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Plakh?78.5% (Census 2011)