Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri # Kalar Kalar is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185151. The 2011 Census counted 358 people in 85 households, the 43rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 358 people (2011) - 85 households - 81.0% literacy - 185151 PIN code ## Kalar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kalar is 185151. Kalar falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 185151 - Gram panchayat Narian East - Community development block Nowshehra - Census village code 001577 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalar from nearby towns? - Nowshera (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ) 30 km by road - Nowshera (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kalar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jammu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Kalar known for? The main crops are maize, paddy and wheat. About 22% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalar Of every 100 households in Kalar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalar · ■ Nowshehra rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 88% - Toilet within the home 2% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 84% - Tap water 2% 37% - Drinking water within premises 0% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 25% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 74% - Use banking services 100% 81% - Television 31% 47% - Mobile phone 36% 48% - Computer with internet 4% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 10% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 52% 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 Kalar? ■ Kalar · ■ Nowshehra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.0% 78.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1057 863 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 841 - Working population 14.2% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 77.2% for women. 22% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (8%) · ■ Household industry 9 (18%) · ■ Other work 20 (39%) · ■ Marginal 18 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nowshehra - Rajoa 727 people - Jajot Kandu 445 people - Kothara Jagir 406 people - Kanaheat 375 people - Inayat Pur 334 people - Hidayat Pura 317 people - Chak Sarkari 225 people - Wand Mohra 219 people All 56 villages in Nowshehra ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalar? 185151 - How far is Kalar from Rajouri? 30 km by road - What is the population of Kalar? 358 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalar in? Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kalar? 81.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/kalar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.