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

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Village · Kalakote, Rajouri 

# Marhote

Marhote is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,561 people in 369 households**, the 11th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 1,561people (2011)
- 369households
- 65.9%literacy
- 185202PIN code

## Marhote PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185202
- Gram panchayatBarmandal
- Community development blockKalakote
- Census village code001504

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

## How far is Marhote from nearby towns?

- Kalakote (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)34 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)28 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 Marhote?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Marhote; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Marhote known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maiza and wheat**. About 24% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Marhote

Of every 100 households in Marhote in 2011, 93 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marhote · ■ Kalakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**96%

Tap water ****35%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**67%

Television ****31%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**42%

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 Marhote?

■ Marhote · ■ Kalakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**866

Working population ****55.3%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 57.4% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 222 (26%) · **■** Marginal 574 (67%)

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

- Keri2,949 people
- Hari Chuma2,646 people
- Khabar1,934 people
- Barah1,664 people
- Saher1,520 people
- Chak Methani1,371 people
- Kahdarian1,355 people
- Ghalian1,185 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marhote?185202
- How far is Marhote from Rajouri?34 km by road
- What is the population of Marhote?1,561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marhote in?Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Marhote?65.9% (Census 2011)