# Losain Village, Atholi, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Atholi, Kishtwar 

# Losain

Losain is a village in Atholi sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182204**. The 2011 Census counted **540 people in 86 households**, the 15th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 540people (2011)
- 86households
- 31.3%literacy
- 182204PIN code

## Losain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Losain is 182204.** Losain falls in Atholi sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182204
- Gram panchayatMachail
- Community development blockPadder
- Census village code004781

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

## How far is Losain from nearby towns?

- Atholi (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)96 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town)96 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 Losain?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Atholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Losain known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 3% of the 845 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Losain

Of every 100 households in Losain in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Losain · ■ Atholi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****24%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**83%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Losain?

■ Losain · ■ Atholi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.3%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**889

Working population ****27.2%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.4% for men and 28.4% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 129 (88%) · **■** Other work 17 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Atholi

- Kaban741 people
- Cheto684 people
- Sohal671 people
- Ongayee623 people
- Leoundi535 people
- Kadail489 people
- Sazar478 people
- Luder471 people

[All 32 villages in Atholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/atholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Losain?182204
- How far is Losain from Kishtwar?96 km by road
- What is the population of Losain?540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Losain in?Kishtwar district (Atholi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Losain?31.3% (Census 2011)