# Sehswan Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/sehswan/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Sehswan Sehswan is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **2,095 people in 399 households**, the 12th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 2,095people (2011) - 399households - 82.6%literacy - 184144PIN code ## Sehswan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sehswan is 184144.** Sehswan falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184144 - Gram panchayatSehswan - Community development blockBarnoti - Census village code002015 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sehswan from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)21 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 Sehswan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sehswan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Sehswan known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mash**. About 71% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Sehswan Of every 100 households in Sehswan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sehswan · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **97% Toilet within the home ****28%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **78% Tap water ****100%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **63% Use banking services ****98%** **87% Television ****78%** **70% Mobile phone ****89%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **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 Sehswan? ■ Sehswan · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899** **765 Working population ****26.2%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 75.1% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 282 (51%) · **■** Marginal 207 (38%) 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 - Chhan Rorian2,412 people - Chak Haria2,275 people - Katli2,162 people - Bhayia2,145 people - Gurah Mondian2,062 people - Amala2,021 people - Charwal1,962 people - Pathwal1,843 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sehswan?184144 - How far is Sehswan from Kathua?21 km by road - What is the population of Sehswan?2,095 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sehswan in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sehswan?82.6% (Census 2011)