# Jakhanu Village, Majalta, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Majalta, Udhampur 

# Jakhanu

Jakhanu is a village in Majalta sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,150 people in 256 households**, the 19th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,150people (2011)
- 256households
- 69.6%literacy
- 182117PIN code

## Jakhanu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jakhanu is 182117.** Jakhanu falls in Majalta sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182117
- Gram panchayatPalnun
- Community development blockMajalata
- Census village code005151

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

## How far is Jakhanu from nearby towns?

- Majalta (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Udhampur (nearest town)55 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 Jakhanu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jakhanu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khoon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Jakhanu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. Products made here include carpet. About 68% of the 381 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 Jakhanu

Of every 100 households in Jakhanu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakhanu · ■ Majalta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**83%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****82%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****89%**

**76%

Television ****35%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

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 Jakhanu?

■ Jakhanu · ■ Majalta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**852

Working population ****33.0%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 59.7% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (19%) · **■** Marginal 151 (40%)

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 Majalta

- Sunal1,369 people
- Deot1,246 people
- Kathel Dongu1,194 people
- Tajoor1,157 people
- Blas Pur1,126 people
- Neeli1,048 people
- Dumma1,022 people
- Bhati Badighar974 people

[All 42 villages in Majalta](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/majalta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakhanu?182117
- How far is Jakhanu from Udhampur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Jakhanu?1,150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhanu in?Udhampur district (Majalta sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhanu?69.6% (Census 2011)