Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri
# Darbote

Darbote is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185155. The 2011 Census counted 118 people in 28 households, the 49th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.
- 118 people (2011)
- 28 households
- 76.5% literacy
- 185155 PIN code

## Darbote PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Darbote is 185155. Darbote falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 185155
- Gram panchayat Darbote
- Community development block Nowshehra
- Census village code 001558

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Darbote from nearby towns?
- Nowshera (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town) 70 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Darbote?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Darbote; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nowshera
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Darbote known for?

The main crops are wheat, maiza and paddy. About 1% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Darbote

Of every 100 households in Darbote in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darbote · ■ Nowshehra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 56% 88%
- Toilet within the home 0% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 84%
- Tap water 0% 37%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 25%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 74%
- Use banking services 100% 81%
- Television 22% 47%
- Mobile phone 0% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 26% 25%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Darbote?

■ Darbote · ■ Nowshehra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.5% 78.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 863
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 841
- Working population 31.4% 33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 68.8% for women. 61% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 4 (11%) · ■ Marginal 33 (89%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nowshehra
- Hidayat Pura 317 people
- Chak Sarkari 225 people
- Wand Mohra 219 people
- Anwas Bhandar 134 people
- Chak Sarkar 97 people
- Janjua Pogla 34 people
- Chak Sarkari 8 people

All 56 villages in Nowshehra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Darbote? 185155
- How far is Darbote from Rajouri? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Darbote? 118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darbote in? Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Darbote? 76.5% (Census 2011)

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