# Janak Pur Village, Marwah, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Marwah, Kishtwar 

# Janak Pur

Janak Pur is a village in Marwah sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,578 people in 295 households**, the 9th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 1,578people (2011)
- 295households
- 60.0%literacy
- 182205PIN code

## Janak Pur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Janak Pur is 182205.** Janak Pur falls in Marwah sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182205
- Gram panchayatJanakpur
- Community development blockDachhan
- Census village code004753

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

## How far is Janak Pur from nearby towns?

- Marwah (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town)100 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 Janak Pur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Janak Pur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Janak Pur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 87% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Janak Pur

Of every 100 households in Janak Pur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Janak Pur · ■ Marwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**18%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****67%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Janak Pur?

■ Janak Pur · ■ Marwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**904

Working population ****39.9%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 41.1% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 183 (29%) · **■** Marginal 378 (60%)

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 Marwah

- Nopachi2,102 people
- Qaderna1,961 people
- Yeerdu1,705 people
- Rinaie1,650 people
- Deharna1,424 people
- Chicha Dachhan1,389 people
- Pathgam1,242 people
- Margi1,207 people

[All 27 villages in Marwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/marwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Janak Pur?182205
- How far is Janak Pur from Kishtwar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Janak Pur?1,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janak Pur in?Kishtwar district (Marwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Janak Pur?60.0% (Census 2011)
