# Malahar Village, Billawar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/malahar/ Village · Billawar, Kathua # Malahar Malahar is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184204**. The 2011 Census counted **4,482 people in 712 households**, the 5th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%. - 4,482people (2011) - 712households - 63.0%literacy - 184204PIN code ## Malahar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Malahar is 184204.** Malahar falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184204 - Gram panchayatMalahar - Community development blockLohai Malhar - Census village code001659 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malahar from nearby towns? - Billawar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)110 km by road - Billawar (nearest town)35 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 Malahar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Malahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar - ○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 - 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 Malahar known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 15% of the 1,662 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Malahar Of every 100 households in Malahar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Malahar · ■ Billawar rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **87% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **88% Tap water ****73%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **89% Use banking services ****58%** **70% Television ****25%** **38% Mobile phone ****68%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **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 Malahar? ■ Malahar · ■ Billawar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **66.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **893 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **868 Working population ****39.2%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 46.5% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 258 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (5%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 413 (23%) · **■** Marginal 981 (56%) 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 - Baggan6,101 people - Kilyal4,907 people - Machhedi4,653 people - Bhaddu4,555 people - Dhardugun4,078 people - Dungara3,358 people - Thall3,225 people - Thara Kilwal3,195 people [All 66 villages in Billawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malahar?184204 - How far is Malahar from Kathua?110 km by road - What is the population of Malahar?4,482 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malahar in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Malahar?63.0% (Census 2011)