Village · Hiranagar, Kathua
# Thiraru

Thiraru is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184147. The 2011 Census counted 24 people in 6 households, the 193rd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.
- 24 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 80.0% literacy
- 184147 PIN code

## Thiraru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Thiraru is 184147. Thiraru falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 184147
- Gram panchayat Chhanarorian
- Community development block Barnoti
- Census village code 002057

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

## How far is Thiraru from nearby towns?
- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town) 22 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Thiraru?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Thiraru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Thiraru known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 83% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Thiraru

Of every 100 households in Thiraru in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thiraru · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 97%
- Toilet within the home 0% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 78%
- Tap water 0% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 67% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 33% 63%
- Use banking services 83% 87%
- Television 33% 70%
- Mobile phone 83% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 27%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 17% 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 Thiraru?

■ Thiraru · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 79.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 714 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 3000 765
- Working population 25.0% 29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 71.4% for women. 43% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 1 (17%) · ■ Other work 5 (83%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar
- Gota Ruha 40 people
- Parso Chak 39 people
- Bailiyan 25 people
- Chak Rangi 25 people
- Mandahla 22 people
- Juwaloo Chak 9 people
- Thaggali 6 people
- Ramgarh 2 people

All 203 villages in Hiranagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Thiraru? 184147
- How far is Thiraru from Kathua? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Thiraru? 24 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thiraru in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Thiraru? 80.0% (Census 2011)

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