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

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Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri 

# Sariah

Sariah is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184155**. The 2011 Census counted **1,241 people in 283 households**, the 28th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,241people (2011)
- 283households
- 70.6%literacy
- 184155PIN code

## Sariah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184155
- Gram panchayatSariah
- Community development blockNowshehra
- Census village code001566

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

## How far is Sariah from nearby towns?

- Nowshera (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)82 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town)28 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 Sariah?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sariah; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nowshera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Sariah known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 15% of the 859 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sariah

Of every 100 households in Sariah in 2011, 86 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sariah · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****8%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****96%**

**81%

Television ****36%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Sariah?

■ Sariah · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****681**

**841

Working population ****30.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 60.4% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (11%) · **■** Marginal 336 (88%)

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

- Mangote1,438 people
- Pokharni1,371 people
- Sihal1,368 people
- Langar1,334 people
- Bhajnoa1,221 people
- Dhing1,167 people
- Chak Jaralan1,157 people
- Qila Darhal1,157 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sariah?184155
- How far is Sariah from Rajouri?82 km by road
- What is the population of Sariah?1,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sariah in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sariah?70.6% (Census 2011)