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

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Village · Bashohli, Kathua 

# Siyalag

Siyalag is a village in Bashohli sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184208**. The 2011 Census counted **1,204 people in 169 households**, the 27th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,204people (2011)
- 169households
- 50.1%literacy
- 184208PIN code

## Siyalag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Siyalag is 184208.** Siyalag falls in Bashohli sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184208
- Gram panchayatSiyalag
- Community development blockBashohli
- Census village code001726

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

## How far is Siyalag from nearby towns?

- Basohli (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)71 km by road
- Basohli (nearest town)28 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 Siyalag?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Siyalag known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 13% of the 820 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Siyalag

Of every 100 households in Siyalag in 2011, 79 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siyalag · ■ Bashohli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**89%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****96%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****20%**

**74%

Television ****38%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Siyalag?

■ Siyalag · ■ Bashohli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**863

Working population ****40.6%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 32.7% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 158 (32%) · **■** Marginal 303 (62%)

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

- Poonda1,406 people
- Bhoond1,403 people
- Kohrdhar1,376 people
- Jandrayali1,342 people
- Kailtri1,154 people
- Nagaali1,098 people
- Phikar1,069 people
- Mandla1,062 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Siyalag?184208
- How far is Siyalag from Kathua?71 km by road
- What is the population of Siyalag?1,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siyalag in?Kathua district (Bashohli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Siyalag?50.1% (Census 2011)