# Maha Village, Kathua, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Kathua, Kathua 

# Maha

Maha is a village in Kathua sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184152**. The 2011 Census counted **1,775 people in 367 households**, the 18th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 1,775people (2011)
- 367households
- 68.2%literacy
- 184152PIN code

## Maha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maha is 184152.** Maha falls in Kathua sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184152
- Gram panchayatMaha
- Community development blockKathua
- Census village code001882

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

## How far is Maha from nearby towns?

- Kathua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)10 km by road
- Kathua (nearest town)10 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 Maha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Maha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kathua
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Maha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, bajra and paddy**. About 41% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Maha

Of every 100 households in Maha in 2011, 99 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maha · ■ Kathua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****99%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**73%

Use banking services ****57%**

**73%

Television ****46%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Maha?

■ Maha · ■ Kathua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**873

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**798

Working population ****26.6%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 62.2% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 98 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 223 (47%) · **■** Marginal 139 (29%)

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 Kathua

- Logate1,928 people
- Bandrahr1,917 people
- Merth1,795 people
- Keerian1,785 people
- Khukhiyal1,759 people
- Bhadi Yari1,750 people
- Palli1,736 people
- Bauhra1,719 people

[All 171 villages in Kathua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/kathua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maha?184152
- How far is Maha from Kathua?10 km by road
- What is the population of Maha?1,775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maha in?Kathua district (Kathua sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Maha?68.2% (Census 2011)
