# Gurah Suraj Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Gurah Suraj

Gurah Suraj is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184145**. The 2011 Census counted **81 people in 17 households**, the 177th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 81people (2011)
- 17households
- 69.4%literacy
- 184145PIN code

## Gurah Suraj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurah Suraj is 184145.** Gurah Suraj falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184145
- Gram panchayatDhamal
- Community development blockBarnoti
- Census village code002008

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

## How far is Gurah Suraj from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)25 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 Gurah Suraj?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gurah Suraj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Gurah Suraj known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mash**. About 47% of the 17 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Gurah Suraj

Of every 100 households in Gurah Suraj in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurah Suraj · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****67%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****47%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Gurah Suraj?

■ Gurah Suraj · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**765

Working population ****22.2%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 65.7% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 18 (100%)

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

- Thakur Pur Grore104 people
- Mada102 people
- Rattan Chak100 people
- Allu Chak91 people
- Krohl Krishna81 people
- Ladhwal Khurd77 people
- Pahar Pur77 people
- Kishan Pur Andhar64 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurah Suraj?184145
- How far is Gurah Suraj from Kathua?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gurah Suraj?81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurah Suraj in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gurah Suraj?69.4% (Census 2011)