# Bakhrak Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/bakhrak/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Bakhrak Bakhrak is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 156 households**, the 66th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 672people (2011) - 156households - 87.2%literacy - 184148PIN code ## Bakhrak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bakhrak is 184148.** Bakhrak falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184148 - Gram panchayatKhan Pur - Community development blockBarnoti - Census village code002117 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakhrak from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)26 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town)16 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 Bakhrak? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bakhrak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hiranagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Bakhrak known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 64% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Bakhrak Of every 100 households in Bakhrak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bakhrak · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****14%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **78% Tap water ****56%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **63% Use banking services ****94%** **87% Television ****64%** **70% Mobile phone ****94%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **11% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bakhrak? ■ Bakhrak · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****564** **765 Working population ****24.4%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 81.5% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (21%) · **■** Marginal 125 (76%) 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 Hiranagar - Sahllan690 people - Saniyal686 people - Gurah Baildaran681 people - Gehr674 people - Bandhor671 people - Chak Wazir Lahbju666 people - Ladhwal Kalan636 people - Rughnath Pora632 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bakhrak?184148 - How far is Bakhrak from Kathua?26 km by road - What is the population of Bakhrak?672 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakhrak in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Bakhrak?87.2% (Census 2011)