# Bakhar Village, Sunderbani, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sunderbani, Rajouri 

# Bakhar

Bakhar is a village in Sunderbani sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185152**. The 2011 Census counted **2,170 people in 521 households**, the 8th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 2,170people (2011)
- 521households
- 80.9%literacy
- 185152PIN code

## Bakhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakhar is 185152.** Bakhar falls in Sunderbani sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185152
- Gram panchayatBakhar
- Community development blockSunderbani
- Census village code001636

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

## How far is Bakhar from nearby towns?

- Sunderbani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)63 km by road
- Sunderbani (nearest town)10 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 Bakhar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sunderbani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sunderbani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Bakhar known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include oil seeds. About 45% of the 598 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 Bakhar

Of every 100 households in Bakhar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bakhar · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****81%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**82%

Use banking services ****75%**

**84%

Television ****56%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

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 Bakhar?

■ Bakhar · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**827

Working population ****33.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 72.7% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 161 (22%) · **■** Marginal 554 (76%)

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 Sunderbani

- Hathal3,287 people
- Chehni3,278 people
- Patrat2,747 people
- Thanda Pani2,511 people
- Balchaman1,757 people
- Devak1,683 people
- Marchola1,394 people
- Kaldubi1,320 people

[All 43 villages in Sunderbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakhar?185152
- How far is Bakhar from Rajouri?63 km by road
- What is the population of Bakhar?2,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakhar in?Rajouri district (Sunderbani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bakhar?80.9% (Census 2011)
