# Gara Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Gara

Gara is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184142**. The 2011 Census counted **1,043 people in 210 households**, the 31st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,043people (2011)
- 210households
- 69.0%literacy
- 184142PIN code

## Gara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gara is 184142.** Gara falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184142
- Gram panchayatGara
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code001983

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

## How far is Gara from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)39 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)8 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 Gara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gara; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Gara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 17% of the 303 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 Gara

Of every 100 households in Gara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gara · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**78%

Tap water ****82%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**63%

Use banking services ****94%**

**87%

Television ****62%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

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

**11%

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 Gara?

■ Gara · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**765

Working population ****28.7%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 192 (64%) · **■** Marginal 97 (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

- Chhan Datial1,182 people
- Kishan Pur Kandi1,141 people
- Dohlian Jattan1,139 people
- Mukund Pur1,049 people
- Katal Brahmanan1,019 people
- Dhaloti1,010 people
- Gurah Mehtian984 people
- Padal964 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gara?184142
- How far is Gara from Kathua?39 km by road
- What is the population of Gara?1,043 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gara in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gara?69.0% (Census 2011)