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

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Village · Thanamandi, Rajouri 

# Saj

Saj is a village in Thanamandi sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185212**. The 2011 Census counted **4,112 people in 946 households**, the 1st largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 4,112people (2011)
- 946households
- 75.6%literacy
- 185212PIN code

## Saj PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185212
- Gram panchayatSaj
- Community development blockThanamandi
- Census village code001298

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

## How far is Saj from nearby towns?

- Thanamandi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)10 km by road
- Rajouri (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 Saj?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Saj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Saj known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include chain stich. About 50% of the 591 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Saj

Of every 100 households in Saj in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saj · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**79%

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

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****17%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**83%

Use banking services ****30%**

**48%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**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 Saj?

■ Saj · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**863

Working population ****48.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 63.0% for women. 46% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1,655 (84%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 305 (15%) · **■** Marginal 17 (1%)

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

- Panghai3,994 people
- Dodarsan Pain3,670 people
- Khablan3,390 people
- Shahdra3,299 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saj?185212
- How far is Saj from Rajouri?10 km by road
- What is the population of Saj?4,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saj in?Rajouri district (Thanamandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Saj?75.6% (Census 2011)
