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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Gehr

Gehr is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **674 people in 119 households**, the 65th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 674people (2011)
- 119households
- 79.6%literacy
- 184144PIN code

## Gehr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gehr is 184144.** Gehr falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184144
- Gram panchayatGehr
- Community development blockBarnoti
- Census village code002052

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

## How far is Gehr 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 Gehr?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gehr; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gehr known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 67% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Gehr

Of every 100 households in Gehr in 2011, 99 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gehr · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**63%

Use banking services ****80%**

**87%

Television ****71%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**27%

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

**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 Gehr?

■ Gehr · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**765

Working population ****23.6%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 70.9% for women. 43% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 45 (28%) · **■** Other work 85 (53%) · **■** Marginal 29 (18%)

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

- Chak Bannun700 people
- Sahllan690 people
- Saniyal686 people
- Gurah Baildaran681 people
- Bakhrak672 people
- Bandhor671 people
- Chak Wazir Lahbju666 people
- Ladhwal Kalan636 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gehr?184144
- How far is Gehr from Kathua?31 km by road
- What is the population of Gehr?674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gehr in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gehr?79.6% (Census 2011)