# Mahara Village, Surankote, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/mahara/ Village · Surankote, Punch # Mahara Mahara is a village in Surankote sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185121**. The 2011 Census counted **3,290 people in 575 households**, the 18th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 3,290people (2011) - 575households - 58.8%literacy - 185121PIN code ## Mahara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahara is 185121.** Mahara falls in Surankote sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185121 - Gram panchayatMahra - Community development blockBuffliaze - Census village code001265 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahara from nearby towns? - Surankote (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Punch (district HQ)43 km by road - Surankote (nearest town)43 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 Mahara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Punch - ○Degree college10+ km · Punch - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 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 Mahara known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 9% of the 1,427 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mahara Of every 100 households in Mahara in 2011, 47 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahara · ■ Surankote rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **66% Toilet within the home ****3%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****42%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **89% Use banking services ****80%** **61% Television ****15%** **12% Mobile phone ****49%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **36% 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 Mahara? ■ Mahara · ■ Surankote rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **892 Working population ****22.6%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 44.2% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 463 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (10%) · **■** Marginal 195 (26%) 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 Surankote - Chandi Marh3,870 people - Kalar Kattal3,683 people - Morha3,677 people - Phagla3,460 people - Pamrote3,070 people - Dodi2,879 people - Dogey2,781 people - Traran Wali2,713 people [All 34 villages in Surankote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahara?185121 - How far is Mahara from Punch?43 km by road - What is the population of Mahara?3,290 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahara in?Punch district (Surankote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Mahara?58.8% (Census 2011)