# Kachhir Village, Billawar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/kachhir/ Village · Billawar, Kathua # Kachhir Kachhir is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,399 people in 252 households**, the 52nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%. - 1,399people (2011) - 252households - 68.6%literacy - 184205PIN code ## Kachhir PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kachhir is 184205.** Kachhir falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184205 - Gram panchayatKachhir - Community development blockBillawar - Census village code001674 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kachhir from nearby towns? - Billawar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)70 km by road - Billawar (nearest town)30 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 Kachhir? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kachhir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagrota - ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Kachhir known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 37% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Kachhir Of every 100 households in Kachhir in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kachhir · ■ Billawar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **87% Toilet within the home ****0%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **88% Tap water ****8%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **89% Use banking services ****78%** **70% Television ****38%** **38% Mobile phone ****67%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **22% 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 Kachhir? ■ Kachhir · ■ Billawar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **66.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **893 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1264** **868 Working population ****28.6%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 139 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 237 (59%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%) 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 Billawar - Mandli1,503 people - Palehal1,483 people - Kaha1,471 people - Bathari1,411 people - Bhattwal1,393 people - Chanera1,284 people - Malar1,280 people - Dodu Falal1,251 people [All 66 villages in Billawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kachhir?184205 - How far is Kachhir from Kathua?70 km by road - What is the population of Kachhir?1,399 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kachhir in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kachhir?68.6% (Census 2011)