# Khan Pur Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Khan Pur

Khan Pur is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184147**. The 2011 Census counted **1,461 people in 277 households**, the 20th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 277households
- 81.7%literacy
- 184147PIN code

## Khan Pur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184147
- Gram panchayatKhan Pur
- Community development blockBarnoti
- Census village code002063

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

## How far is Khan Pur from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)22 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)17 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 Khan Pur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khan Pur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marheen
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Khan Pur known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 77% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Khan Pur

Of every 100 households in Khan Pur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khan Pur · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**63%

Use banking services ****69%**

**87%

Television ****65%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Khan Pur?

■ Khan Pur · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**765

Working population ****29.5%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 75.3% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 114 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (11%) · **■** Other work 236 (55%) · **■** Marginal 32 (7%)

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

- Pathwal1,843 people
- Jandi1,654 people
- Hamir Pur1,596 people
- Changi1,491 people
- Salal Pur1,439 people
- Chhan Khatriyan1,425 people
- Chak Nathal1,421 people
- Candwan1,316 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khan Pur?184147
- How far is Khan Pur from Kathua?22 km by road
- What is the population of Khan Pur?1,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khan Pur in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khan Pur?81.7% (Census 2011)
