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

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Village · Bashohli, Kathua 

# Smahn

Smahn is a village in Bashohli sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,702 people in 327 households**, the 17th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,702people (2011)
- 327households
- 54.9%literacy
- 184201PIN code

## Smahn PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184201
- Gram panchayatSmahn
- Community development blockBashohli
- Census village code001735

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

## How far is Smahn from nearby towns?

- Basohli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)83 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 Smahn?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Smahn; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Smahn known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 15% of the 1,300 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 Smahn

Of every 100 households in Smahn in 2011, 89 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Smahn · ■ Bashohli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**89%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****79%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**27%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****76%**

**74%

Television ****32%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Smahn?

■ Smahn · ■ Bashohli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**863

Working population ****29.0%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 45.0% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 90 (18%) · **■** Marginal 377 (76%)

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

- Pathi1,949 people
- Nawshehra1,877 people
- Athyalta1,751 people
- Rehn1,749 people
- Ghoral1,648 people
- Dodala1,594 people
- Jhankar1,571 people
- Dhar Mahanpur1,554 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Smahn?184201
- How far is Smahn from Kathua?83 km by road
- What is the population of Smahn?1,702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Smahn in?Kathua district (Bashohli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Smahn?54.9% (Census 2011)
