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

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Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri 

# Langar

Langar is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,334 people in 342 households**, the 27th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,334people (2011)
- 342households
- 80.0%literacy
- 185151PIN code

## Langar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Langar is 185151.** Langar falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185151
- Gram panchayatLangar
- Community development blockNowshehra
- Census village code001595

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

## How far is Langar from nearby towns?

- Nowshera (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)48 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town)11 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 Langar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Langar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanaka
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Numal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- 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 Langar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 38% of the 390 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 Langar

Of every 100 households in Langar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Langar · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**84%

Tap water ****10%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**74%

Use banking services ****89%**

**81%

Television ****76%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**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 Langar?

■ Langar · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**841

Working population ****25.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 72.8% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (6%) · **■** Household industry 23 (7%) · **■** Other work 179 (52%) · **■** Marginal 111 (32%)

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

- Dohgani1,561 people
- Mangote1,438 people
- Pokharni1,371 people
- Sihal1,368 people
- Sariah1,241 people
- Bhajnoa1,221 people
- Dhing1,167 people
- Chak Jaralan1,157 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Langar?185151
- How far is Langar from Rajouri?48 km by road
- What is the population of Langar?1,334 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Langar in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Langar?80.0% (Census 2011)