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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Koohtah

Koohtah is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184141**. The 2011 Census counted **2,674 people in 526 households**, the 5th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 2,674people (2011)
- 526households
- 85.2%literacy
- 184141PIN code

## Koohtah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koohtah is 184141.** Koohtah falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184141
- Gram panchayatKoohtah
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code001990

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

## How far is Koohtah from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)27 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)5 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 Koohtah?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Koohtah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Koohtah known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and bajra**. About 35% of the 549 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Koohtah

Of every 100 households in Koohtah in 2011, 99 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Koohtah · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**78%

Tap water ****97%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**63%

Use banking services ****90%**

**87%

Television ****87%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Koohtah?

■ Koohtah · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**765

Working population ****25.7%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 78.2% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 53 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (4%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 549 (80%) · **■** Marginal 48 (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

- Chelak4,541 people
- Mangloor3,865 people
- Dinga Amb2,889 people
- Marhin2,685 people
- Muthi Hardu2,665 people
- Maila2,569 people
- Chhan Rorian2,412 people
- Chak Haria2,275 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koohtah?184141
- How far is Koohtah from Kathua?27 km by road
- What is the population of Koohtah?2,674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koohtah in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Koohtah?85.2% (Census 2011)