# Ghalian Village, Kalakote, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Kalakote, Rajouri 

# Ghalian

Ghalian is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,185 people in 265 households**, the 15th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 1,185people (2011)
- 265households
- 51.7%literacy
- 185202PIN code

## Ghalian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghalian is 185202.** Ghalian falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185202
- Gram panchayatGhalian
- Community development blockKalakote
- Census village code001524

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

## How far is Ghalian from nearby towns?

- Kalakote (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)80 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 Ghalian?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Ghalian known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 24% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Ghalian

Of every 100 households in Ghalian in 2011, 53 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghalian · ■ Kalakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****8%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****73%**

**67%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ghalian?

■ Ghalian · ■ Kalakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**866

Working population ****33.4%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 41.9% for women. 42% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 169 (43%)

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 Kalakote

- Marhote1,561 people
- Saher1,520 people
- Chak Methani1,371 people
- Kahdarian1,355 people
- Gharak1,181 people
- Dhanwan1,139 people
- Kot Kabu1,109 people
- Dangot1,106 people

[All 69 villages in Kalakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghalian?185202
- How far is Ghalian from Rajouri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Ghalian?1,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghalian in?Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ghalian?51.7% (Census 2011)
