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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Sahllan

Sahllan is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 140 households**, the 62nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 690people (2011)
- 140households
- 90.1%literacy
- 184144PIN code

## Sahllan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184144
- Gram panchayatSallan
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code001998

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

## How far is Sahllan from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)28 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 Sahllan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Qasba
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sahllan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat. and bajra**. About 50% of the 18 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 Sahllan

Of every 100 households in Sahllan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sahllan · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**63%

Use banking services ****95%**

**87%

Television ****79%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

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

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sahllan?

■ Sahllan · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**765

Working population ****27.4%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 85.2% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (65%) · **■** Marginal 61 (32%)

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

- Sukhdev Pur733 people
- Sanjwan725 people
- Mandleyal718 people
- Chak Bannun700 people
- Saniyal686 people
- Gurah Baildaran681 people
- Gehr674 people
- Bakhrak672 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahllan?184144
- How far is Sahllan from Kathua?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sahllan?690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahllan in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sahllan?90.1% (Census 2011)