# Barhon Village, Thanamandi, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Thanamandi, Rajouri 

# Barhon

Barhon is a village in Thanamandi sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185212**. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 100 households**, the 27th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 535people (2011)
- 100households
- 63.1%literacy
- 185212PIN code

## Barhon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barhon is 185212.** Barhon falls in Thanamandi sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185212
- Gram panchayatKhanyal Kote
- Community development blockThanamandi
- Census village code001282

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

## How far is Barhon from nearby towns?

- Thanamandi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)26 km by road
- Thanamandi (nearest town)4 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 Barhon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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 Barhon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maiza and wheat**. Products made here include chain stich. About 47% of the 57 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 Barhon

Of every 100 households in Barhon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barhon · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****9%**

**30%

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

**11%

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

**15%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****18%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**33%

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 Barhon?

■ Barhon · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**863

Working population ****34.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 51.9% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 89 (49%) · **■** Marginal 24 (13%)

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 Thanamandi

- Majhur1,099 people
- Karyot906 people
- Khanyal Kote651 people
- Husyot536 people
- Bataihli467 people
- Danna329 people
- Kals311 people
- Naili280 people

[All 32 villages in Thanamandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barhon?185212
- How far is Barhon from Rajouri?26 km by road
- What is the population of Barhon?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhon in?Rajouri district (Thanamandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Barhon?63.1% (Census 2011)