# Methi Dhara Village, Rajauri, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Rajauri, Rajouri 

# Methi Dhara

Methi Dhara is a village in Rajauri sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185131**. The 2011 Census counted **182 people in 39 households**, the 114th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 182people (2011)
- 39households
- 65.1%literacy
- 185131PIN code

## Methi Dhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Methi Dhara is 185131.** Methi Dhara falls in Rajauri sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185131
- Gram panchayatMethi Dhara
- Community development blockManjakote
- Census village code001389

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

## How far is Methi Dhara from nearby towns?

- Rajouri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)25 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)25 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 Methi Dhara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Methi Dhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Methi Dhara known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include carpet. About 2% of the 1,042 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 Methi Dhara

Of every 100 households in Methi Dhara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Methi Dhara · ■ Rajauri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****18%**

**25%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****100%**

**69%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

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 Methi Dhara?

■ Methi Dhara · ■ Rajauri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**860

Working population ****64.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 50.6% for women. 69% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 16 (14%) · **■** Other work 20 (17%) · **■** Marginal 81 (69%)

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 Rajauri

- Cheneni Bagala260 people
- Chahrol251 people
- Samian200 people
- Tara Dwal193 people
- Chakli178 people
- Kottari Jagir136 people
- Chhabardhara121 people
- Phowalgah108 people

[All 121 villages in Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Methi Dhara?185131
- How far is Methi Dhara from Rajouri?25 km by road
- What is the population of Methi Dhara?182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Methi Dhara in?Rajouri district (Rajauri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Methi Dhara?65.1% (Census 2011)