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

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Village · Kalakote, Rajouri 

# Gharak

Gharak is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,181 people in 260 households**, the 16th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 1,181people (2011)
- 260households
- 58.6%literacy
- 185202PIN code

## Gharak PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185202
- Gram panchayatGharak
- Community development blockKalakote
- Census village code001540

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

## How far is Gharak from nearby towns?

- Kala Kote (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)50 km by road
- Nowshehra (nearest town)20 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 Gharak?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gharak; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Solki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Gharak known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maiza and wheat**. About 31% of the 378 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 Gharak

Of every 100 households in Gharak in 2011, 84 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gharak · ■ Kalakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****69%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**6%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****80%**

**67%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gharak?

■ Gharak · ■ Kalakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**866

Working population ****40.3%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 46.3% for women. 45% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 383 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (14%) · **■** Marginal 19 (4%)

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

- Saher1,520 people
- Chak Methani1,371 people
- Kahdarian1,355 people
- Ghalian1,185 people
- Dhanwan1,139 people
- Kot Kabu1,109 people
- Dangot1,106 people
- Dharamsal1,073 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharak?185202
- How far is Gharak from Rajouri?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gharak?1,181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharak in?Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gharak?58.6% (Census 2011)