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

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Village · Thanamandi, Rajouri 

# Laha

Laha is a village in Thanamandi sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,820 people in 623 households**, the 10th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 2,820people (2011)
- 623households
- 62.9%literacy
- 185212PIN code

## Laha PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185212
- Gram panchayatLah
- Community development blockThanamandi
- Census village code001288

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

## How far is Laha from nearby towns?

- Thanamandi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)15 km by road
- Thanamandi (nearest town)6 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 Laha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Laha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Plangrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 watercanal / 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 Laha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include chain stich. About 11% of the 800 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Laha

Of every 100 households in Laha in 2011, 83 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Laha · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****33%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**11%

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

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****65%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Laha?

■ Laha · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**863

Working population ****24.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 50.4% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 155 (23%) · **■** Marginal 397 (58%)

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

- Hasploot3,249 people
- Bharot3,121 people
- Rajdhani2,929 people
- Mangota2,839 people
- Dodarsan Bala2,703 people
- Bhattian2,510 people
- Kot2,480 people
- Alal2,267 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Laha?185212
- How far is Laha from Rajouri?15 km by road
- What is the population of Laha?2,820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laha in?Rajouri district (Thanamandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Laha?62.9% (Census 2011)