# Kaskoot Village, Banihal, Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ramban/banihal/kaskoot/ Village · Banihal, Ramban # Kaskoot Kaskoot is a village in Banihal sub-district of Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182146**. The 2011 Census counted **2,104 people in 437 households**, the 22nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 2,104people (2011) - 437households - 69.9%literacy - 182146PIN code ## Kaskoot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kaskoot is 182146.** Kaskoot falls in Banihal sub-district, Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code182146 - Gram panchayatKaskoot - Community development blockBanihal - Census village code004527 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaskoot from nearby towns? - Banihal (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ramban (district HQ)41 km by road - Banihal (nearest town)5 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 Kaskoot? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kaskoot; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banihal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banihal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Banihal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Kaskoot known for? The main crops are **maize, beans and patato**. Products made here include carpet. About 17% of the 762 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Kaskoot Of every 100 households in Kaskoot in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kaskoot · ■ Banihal rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **62% Toilet within the home ****66%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **70% Tap water ****87%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **93% Use banking services ****72%** **71% Television ****46%** **13% Mobile phone ****69%** **50% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **30% 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 Kaskoot? ■ Kaskoot · ■ Banihal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **933 Working population ****26.6%** **27.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 58.0% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 321 (57%) · **■** Marginal 162 (29%) 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 Banihal - Seripati2,827 people - Bhangara2,720 people - Alanbas2,581 people - Chanchloo2,399 people - Chak Narwah2,017 people - Karawa1,877 people - Bankote1,860 people - Nagam1,826 people [All 34 villages in Banihal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ramban/banihal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaskoot?182146 - How far is Kaskoot from Ramban?41 km by road - What is the population of Kaskoot?2,104 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaskoot in?Ramban district (Banihal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kaskoot?69.9% (Census 2011)