# Kalsian Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri 

# Kalsian

Kalsian is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185155**. The 2011 Census counted **1,880 people in 509 households**, the 14th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,880people (2011)
- 509households
- 79.8%literacy
- 185155PIN code

## Kalsian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalsian is 185155.** Kalsian falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185155
- Gram panchayatKalsian
- Community development blockNowshehra
- Census village code001570

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

## How far is Kalsian from nearby towns?

- Nowshera (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)58 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town)18 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 Kalsian?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kalsian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kalsian known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 19% of the 1,170 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kalsian

Of every 100 households in Kalsian in 2011, 91 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kalsian · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**84%

Tap water ****81%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**74%

Use banking services ****84%**

**81%

Television ****55%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kalsian?

■ Kalsian · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**841

Working population ****11.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 72.3% for women. 18% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 111 (53%) · **■** Marginal 83 (40%)

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 Nowshehra

- Mangal Devi2,277 people
- Dharat2,253 people
- Lam1,919 people
- Potha1,881 people
- Singh Pura1,836 people
- Dundersar1,827 people
- Bagnoti1,810 people
- Gagrot1,754 people

[All 56 villages in Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalsian?185155
- How far is Kalsian from Rajouri?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kalsian?1,880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalsian in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kalsian?79.8% (Census 2011)
