# Gaughroat Village, Budhal, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Budhal, Rajouri 

# Gaughroat

Gaughroat is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185132**. The 2011 Census counted **3,000 people in 684 households**, the 17th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 3,000people (2011)
- 684households
- 49.8%literacy
- 185132PIN code

## Gaughroat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaughroat is 185132.** Gaughroat falls in Budhal sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185132
- Gram panchayatGaughroat
- Community development blockBudhal
- Census village code001436

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

## How far is Gaughroat from nearby towns?

- Budhal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rajouri (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 Gaughroat?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peeri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Gaughroat known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include carpet. About 32% of the 940 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Gaughroat

Of every 100 households in Gaughroat in 2011, 58 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaughroat · ■ Budhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****12%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**43%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gaughroat?

■ Gaughroat · ■ Budhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**918

Working population ****47.9%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 38.2% for women. 45% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 590 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (6%) · **■** Marginal 750 (52%)

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 Budhal

- Ghondha3,418 people
- Mohra3,286 people
- Gondha3,236 people
- Kewal3,192 people
- Dandwat2,963 people
- Gadyog2,926 people
- Hubbi2,790 people
- Parori Gujjran2,787 people

[All 52 villages in Budhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/budhal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaughroat?185132
- How far is Gaughroat from Rajouri?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gaughroat?3,000 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaughroat in?Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gaughroat?49.8% (Census 2011)
