# Khurar Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Khurar

Khurar is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 32 households**, the 158th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 206people (2011)
- 32households
- 86.4%literacy
- 184144PIN code

## Khurar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184144
- Gram panchayatSprain
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code001999

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

## How far is Khurar from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)28 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)13 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 Khurar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khurar; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Khurar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and bajra**. About 37% of the 27 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 Khurar

Of every 100 households in Khurar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Khurar · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****88%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Khurar?

■ Khurar · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**765

Working population ****28.6%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 79.8% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 18 (31%) · **■** Other work 16 (27%) · **■** Marginal 25 (42%)

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

- Gangu Chak222 people
- Chakra214 people
- Balahn Pain213 people
- Khatriyal208 people
- Koper201 people
- Barmal199 people
- Chak Changa196 people
- Malwan180 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khurar?184144
- How far is Khurar from Kathua?28 km by road
- What is the population of Khurar?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khurar in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khurar?86.4% (Census 2011)