# Gahan Village, Kishtwar, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Kishtwar, Kishtwar 

# Gahan

Gahan is a village in Kishtwar sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182204**. The 2011 Census counted **995 people in 199 households**, the 37th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 995people (2011)
- 199households
- 51.9%literacy
- 182204PIN code

## Gahan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code182204
- Gram panchayatGahan
- Community development blockDrabshalla
- Census village code004680

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

## How far is Gahan from nearby towns?

- Kishtwar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town)30 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 Gahan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarthal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 10 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 Gahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 9% of the 1,282 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Gahan

Of every 100 households in Gahan in 2011, 64 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahan · ■ Kishtwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**75%

Tap water ****95%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**25%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****31%**

**80%

Television ****11%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**36%

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 Gahan?

■ Gahan · ■ Kishtwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**923

Working population ****24.5%**

**35.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 37.2% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 158 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (34%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Kishtwar

- Chbicha Nagsain1,125 people
- Janwas1,117 people
- Agral1,040 people
- Darab1,002 people
- Ohli959 people
- Loondri927 people
- Badhat924 people
- Duga922 people

[All 84 villages in Kishtwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/kishtwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahan?182204
- How far is Gahan from Kishtwar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gahan?995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahan in?Kishtwar district (Kishtwar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gahan?51.9% (Census 2011)