Village · Hiranagar, Kathua
# Salal Pur

Salal Pur is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184148. The 2011 Census counted 1,439 people in 293 households, the 21st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.
- 1,439 people (2011)
- 293 households
- 68.4% literacy
- 184148 PIN code

## Salal Pur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Salal Pur is 184148. Salal Pur falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 184148
- Gram panchayat Korepunnu
- Community development block Barnoti
- Census village code 002155

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Salal Pur from nearby towns?
- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Hirnagar (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Salal Pur?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Khunda
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Marheen
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salal Pur known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 77% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Salal Pur

Of every 100 households in Salal Pur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salal Pur · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 97%
- Toilet within the home 3% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 78%
- Tap water 1% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 31% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 69% 63%
- Use banking services 89% 87%
- Television 60% 70%
- Mobile phone 72% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 21% 27%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 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).

## What is the population of Salal Pur?

■ Salal Pur · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.4% 79.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 862 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 851 765
- Working population 33.1% 29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 62.5% for women. 60% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 234 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 154 (32%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 86 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar
- Jandi 1,654 people
- Hamir Pur 1,596 people
- Changi 1,491 people
- Khan Pur 1,461 people
- Chhan Khatriyan 1,425 people
- Chak Nathal 1,421 people
- Candwan 1,316 people
- Kore Punoo 1,315 people

All 203 villages in Hiranagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Salal Pur? 184148
- How far is Salal Pur from Kathua? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Salal Pur? 1,439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salal Pur in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Salal Pur? 68.4% (Census 2011)

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