Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri # Laroka Laroka is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184155. The 2011 Census counted 2,357 people in 488 households, the 9th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 2,357 people (2011) - 488 households - 72.8% literacy - 184155 PIN code ## Laroka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Laroka is 184155. Laroka falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 184155 - Gram panchayat Laroka - Community development block Nowshehra - Census village code 001564 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Laroka from nearby towns? - Nowshera (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ) 77 km by road - Nowshera (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Laroka? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Laroka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● 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 · Nowshera - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 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 hand pumps - 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 Laroka known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 15% of the 1,820 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Laroka Of every 100 households in Laroka in 2011, 71 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Laroka · ■ Nowshehra rural average - Electricity for lighting 71% 88% - Toilet within the home 7% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 84% - Tap water 5% 37% - Drinking water within premises 1% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 25% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 74% - Use banking services 81% 81% - Television 31% 47% - Mobile phone 13% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 10% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 41% 25% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Laroka? ■ Laroka · ■ Nowshehra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 78.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 863 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 922 841 - Working population 25.0% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 63.7% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 94 (16%) · ■ Marginal 490 (83%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nowshehra - Rajal 2,774 people - Raj Pur Kamila 2,445 people - Hunjana Khanka 2,441 people - Bohani 2,361 people - Mangal Devi 2,277 people - Dharat 2,253 people - Lam 1,919 people - Potha 1,881 people All 56 villages in Nowshehra ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Laroka? 184155 - How far is Laroka from Rajouri? 77 km by road - What is the population of Laroka? 2,357 (Census 2011) - Which district is Laroka in? Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Laroka? 72.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/laroka/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.