# Lam Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri 

# Lam

Lam is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184155**. The 2011 Census counted **1,919 people in 438 households**, the 12th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,919people (2011)
- 438households
- 68.0%literacy
- 184155PIN code

## Lam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lam is 184155.** Lam falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184155
- Gram panchayatLam
- Community development blockNowshehra
- Census village code001562

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

## How far is Lam from nearby towns?

- Nowshera (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)66 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town)20 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 Lam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Lam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nowshera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 watertanks / 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 Lam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 16% of the 1,238 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Lam

Of every 100 households in Lam in 2011, 63 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lam · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**84%

Tap water ****24%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**74%

Use banking services ****79%**

**81%

Television ****30%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lam?

■ Lam · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**841

Working population ****21.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 58.0% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (12%) · **■** Marginal 352 (84%)

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

- Bohani2,361 people
- Laroka2,357 people
- Mangal Devi2,277 people
- Dharat2,253 people
- Potha1,881 people
- Kalsian1,880 people
- Singh Pura1,836 people
- Dundersar1,827 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lam?184155
- How far is Lam from Rajouri?66 km by road
- What is the population of Lam?1,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lam in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Lam?68.0% (Census 2011)