# Bandhor Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Bandhor

Bandhor is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184147**. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 148 households**, the 67th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 671people (2011)
- 148households
- 85.3%literacy
- 184147PIN code

## Bandhor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bandhor is 184147.** Bandhor falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184147
- Gram panchayatChak Nathal
- Community development blockBarnoti
- Census village code002066

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

## How far is Bandhor from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)22 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)14 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 Bandhor?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bandhor; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Bandhor known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 85% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Bandhor

Of every 100 households in Bandhor in 2011, 99 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bandhor · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**63%

Use banking services ****91%**

**87%

Television ****71%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Bandhor?

■ Bandhor · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**765

Working population ****25.6%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 80.4% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 81 (47%) · **■** Marginal 48 (28%)

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

- Saniyal686 people
- Gurah Baildaran681 people
- Gehr674 people
- Bakhrak672 people
- Chak Wazir Lahbju666 people
- Ladhwal Kalan636 people
- Rughnath Pora632 people
- Jarjarth626 people

[All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bandhor?184147
- How far is Bandhor from Kathua?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bandhor?671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandhor in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bandhor?85.3% (Census 2011)