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

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Village · Sunderbani, Rajouri 

# Devak

Devak is a village in Sunderbani sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,683 people in 386 households**, the 10th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 1,683people (2011)
- 386households
- 67.1%literacy
- 185203PIN code

## Devak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Devak is 185203.** Devak falls in Sunderbani sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185203
- Gram panchayatDevak
- Community development blockSunderbani
- Census village code001616

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

## How far is Devak from nearby towns?

- Sunderbani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)105 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 Devak?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Devak; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sunderbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunderbani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Devak known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include pulses. About 19% of the 949 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Devak

Of every 100 households in Devak in 2011, 77 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Devak · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**82%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****36%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Devak?

■ Devak · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**827

Working population ****46.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 58.7% for women. 49% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 264 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 489 (63%)

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

- Patrat2,747 people
- Thanda Pani2,511 people
- Bakhar2,170 people
- Balchaman1,757 people
- Marchola1,394 people
- Kaldubi1,320 people
- Changi Kangrial1,266 people
- Sehia1,265 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Devak?185203
- How far is Devak from Rajouri?105 km by road
- What is the population of Devak?1,683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devak in?Rajouri district (Sunderbani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Devak?67.1% (Census 2011)
