Village · Marwah, Kishtwar
# Margi

Margi is a village in Marwah sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 182204. The 2011 Census counted 1,207 people in 220 households, the 13th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.
- 1,207 people (2011)
- 220 households
- 37.7% literacy
- 182204 PIN code

## Margi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Margi is 182204. Margi falls in Marwah sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 182204
- Gram panchayat Margi
- Community development block Warwan
- Census village code 004732

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

## How far is Margi from nearby towns?
- Marwah (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ) 149 km by road
- Kokernag (nearest town) 149 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Margi?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Margi known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and barley. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 14% of the 1,285 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Margi

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

■ Margi · ■ Marwah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 19%
- Toilet within the home 0% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 69%
- Tap water 0% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 27% 42%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 0% 4%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 89% 48%
- 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 Margi?

■ Margi · ■ Marwah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 37.7% 54.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 854 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 914 904
- Working population 19.2% 38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 29.9% for women. 33% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 186 (80%) · ■ Other work 7 (3%) · ■ Marginal 39 (17%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Marwah
- Janak Pur 1,578 people
- Deharna 1,424 people
- Chicha Dachhan 1,389 people
- Pathgam 1,242 people
- Busmina 1,041 people
- Inshan 1,031 people
- Aftee 932 people
- Choye Draman 920 people

All 27 villages in Marwah

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Margi? 182204
- How far is Margi from Kishtwar? 149 km by road
- What is the population of Margi? 1,207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Margi in? Kishtwar district (Marwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Margi? 37.7% (Census 2011)

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