Village · Billawar, Kathua # Kahug Kahug is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184203. The 2011 Census counted 2,602 people in 529 households, the 21st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%. - 2,602 people (2011) - 529 households - 67.5% literacy - 184203 PIN code ## Kahug PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kahug is 184203. Kahug falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 184203 - Gram panchayat Kahug - Community development block Lohai Malhar - Census village code 001686 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kahug from nearby towns? - Billawar (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Kathua (district HQ) 75 km by road - Billawar (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kahug? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kahug; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Billawar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Billawar - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kahug known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 25% of the 995 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kahug Of every 100 households in Kahug in 2011, 94 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kahug · ■ Billawar rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 87% - Toilet within the home 22% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 88% - Tap water 46% 46% - Drinking water within premises 25% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 89% - Use banking services 6% 70% - Television 47% 38% - Mobile phone 83% 71% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 12% 22% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kahug? ■ Kahug · ■ Billawar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.5% 66.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 937 893 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 870 868 - Working population 28.7% 33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 56.5% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 339 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 266 (36%) · ■ Marginal 131 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Billawar - Najot 2,806 people - Lahari 2,805 people - Dhannu Parol 2,737 people - Ramkot 2,724 people - Bhattodi 2,537 people - Ucha Pind 2,507 people - Marhoon 2,435 people - Dheutta 2,384 people All 66 villages in Billawar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kahug? 184203 - How far is Kahug from Kathua? 75 km by road - What is the population of Kahug? 2,602 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kahug in? Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kahug? 67.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/kahug/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.