# Lahari Village, Billawar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Lahari

Lahari is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,805 people in 521 households**, the 18th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 2,805people (2011)
- 521households
- 64.7%literacy
- 184203PIN code

## Lahari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lahari is 184203.** Lahari falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184203
- Gram panchayatLahari
- Community development blockLohai Malhar
- Census village code001687

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

## How far is Lahari from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)90 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)20 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 Lahari?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lahari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dewal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes 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 Lahari known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and paddy**. About 25% of the 1,340 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Lahari

Of every 100 households in Lahari in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lahari · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****72%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**20%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****34%**

**70%

Television ****20%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Lahari?

■ Lahari · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**868

Working population ****25.7%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 50.1% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 282 (39%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (15%) · **■** Marginal 321 (45%)

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

- Tehr2,923 people
- Dharmkot2,879 people
- Malti2,864 people
- Najot2,806 people
- Dhannu Parol2,737 people
- Ramkot2,724 people
- Kahug2,602 people
- Bhattodi2,537 people

[All 66 villages in Billawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lahari?184203
- How far is Lahari from Kathua?90 km by road
- What is the population of Lahari?2,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lahari in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Lahari?64.7% (Census 2011)