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

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Village · Kalakote, Rajouri 

# Saher

Saher is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,520 people in 371 households**, the 12th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 1,520people (2011)
- 371households
- 84.1%literacy
- 185202PIN code

## Saher PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185202
- Gram panchayatSaher
- Community development blockKalakote
- Census village code001513

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

## How far is Saher from nearby towns?

- Kalakote (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)37 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)37 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 Saher?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Saher; 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 6 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Saher known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maiza and wheat**. About 23% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Saher

Of every 100 households in Saher in 2011, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Saher · ■ Kalakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**96%

Tap water ****43%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**94%

Use banking services ****89%**

**67%

Television ****58%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**42%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Saher?

■ Saher · ■ Kalakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**866

Working population ****48.0%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 78.9% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 238 (33%) · **■** Marginal 400 (55%)

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

- Hari Chuma2,646 people
- Khabar1,934 people
- Barah1,664 people
- Marhote1,561 people
- Chak Methani1,371 people
- Kahdarian1,355 people
- Ghalian1,185 people
- Gharak1,181 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saher?185202
- How far is Saher from Rajouri?37 km by road
- What is the population of Saher?1,520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saher in?Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Saher?84.1% (Census 2011)