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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Marhin

Marhin is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **2,685 people in 621 households**, the 4th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 2,685people (2011)
- 621households
- 79.0%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Marhin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marhin is 184148.** Marhin falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatMarhin
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002131

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

## How far is Marhin from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)27 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)8 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 Marhin?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Marhin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Marhin known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 85% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Marhin

Of every 100 households in Marhin in 2011, 99 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Marhin · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**63%

Use banking services ****91%**

**87%

Television ****73%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**27%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Marhin?

■ Marhin · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**765

Working population ****30.2%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 72.2% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 221 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (34%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 283 (35%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%)

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
- Koohtah2,674 people
- Muthi Hardu2,665 people
- Maila2,569 people
- Chhan Rorian2,412 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marhin?184148
- How far is Marhin from Kathua?27 km by road
- What is the population of Marhin?2,685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marhin in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Marhin?79.0% (Census 2011)