Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri
# Rajoa

Rajoa is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185155. The 2011 Census counted 727 people in 147 households, the 39th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.
- 727 people (2011)
- 147 households
- 71.4% literacy
- 185155 PIN code

## Rajoa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rajoa is 185155. Rajoa falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 185155
- Gram panchayat Rajoa
- Community development block Nowshehra
- Census village code 001555

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rajoa from nearby towns?
- Nowshera (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ) 67 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town) 67 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rajoa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rajoa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Lam
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 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 canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Rajoa known for?

The main crops are wheat, maiza and paddy. About 14% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rajoa

Of every 100 households in Rajoa in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Rajoa · ■ Nowshehra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 88%
- Toilet within the home 6% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 84%
- Tap water 47% 37%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 32% 25%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 74%
- Use banking services 92% 81%
- Television 34% 47%
- Mobile phone 3% 48%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 2%
- None of these assets 35% 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 Rajoa?

■ Rajoa · ■ Nowshehra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.4% 78.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 863
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 962 841
- Working population 25.3% 33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 60.7% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 43 (23%) · ■ Marginal 137 (74%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nowshehra
- Thil Hakima 831 people
- Dura Hala 830 people
- Kalal 830 people
- Ghania 751 people
- Jajot Kandu 445 people
- Kothara Jagir 406 people
- Kanaheat 375 people
- Kalar 358 people

All 56 villages in Nowshehra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rajoa? 185155
- How far is Rajoa from Rajouri? 67 km by road
- What is the population of Rajoa? 727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajoa in? Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Rajoa? 71.4% (Census 2011)

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