# Dinga Amb Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/dinga-amb/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Dinga Amb Dinga Amb is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184146**. The 2011 Census counted **2,889 people in 568 households**, the 3rd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 2,889people (2011) - 568households - 69.4%literacy - 184146PIN code ## Dinga Amb PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dinga Amb is 184146.** Dinga Amb falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184146 - Gram panchayatDinga Amb A - Community development blockHiranagar - Census village code001973 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dinga Amb from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)31 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town)15 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 Dinga Amb? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dinga Amb; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sallan - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, 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 Dinga Amb known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 12% of the 2,240 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dinga Amb Of every 100 households in Dinga Amb in 2011, 95 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dinga Amb · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****15%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **78% Tap water ****54%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **63% Use banking services ****75%** **87% Television ****43%** **70% Mobile phone ****73%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****21%** **11% Own their home ****98%** **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 Dinga Amb? ■ Dinga Amb · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775** **765 Working population ****40.6%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 62.1% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 387 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (9%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 302 (26%) · **■** Marginal 372 (32%) 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 - Chelak4,541 people - Mangloor3,865 people - Marhin2,685 people - Koohtah2,674 people - Muthi Hardu2,665 people - Maila2,569 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dinga Amb?184146 - How far is Dinga Amb from Kathua?31 km by road - What is the population of Dinga Amb?2,889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dinga Amb in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dinga Amb?69.4% (Census 2011)