Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Amala Amala is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184144. The 2011 Census counted 2,021 people in 423 households, the 14th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 2,021 people (2011) - 423 households - 84.9% literacy - 184144 PIN code ## Amala PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Amala is 184144. Amala falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 184144 - Gram panchayat Amala - Community development block Barnoti - Census village code 002007 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Amala from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Kathua (district HQ) 18 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Amala? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Amala; 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 · 3 private - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Amala known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and mash. About 54% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Amala Of every 100 households in Amala in 2011, 99 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Amala · ■ Hiranagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 97% - Toilet within the home 17% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 78% - Tap water 100% 47% - Drinking water within premises 62% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 28% 35% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 63% - Use banking services 93% 87% - Television 75% 70% - Mobile phone 88% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 25% 27% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 4% 11% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Amala? ■ Amala · ■ Hiranagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.9% 79.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 625 765 - Working population 27.8% 29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 77.3% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 27 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 21 (4%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 334 (60%) · ■ Marginal 175 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar - Katli 2,162 people - Bhayia 2,145 people - Sehswan 2,095 people - Gurah Mondian 2,062 people - Charwal 1,962 people - Pathwal 1,843 people - Jandi 1,654 people - Hamir Pur 1,596 people All 203 villages in Hiranagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amala? 184144 - How far is Amala from Kathua? 18 km by road - What is the population of Amala? 2,021 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amala in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Amala? 84.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/amala/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.