# Gaghot Village, Ramnagar, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Ramnagar, Udhampur 

# Gaghot

Gaghot is a village in Ramnagar sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182126**. The 2011 Census counted **3,682 people in 691 households**, the 5th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 3,682people (2011)
- 691households
- 65.9%literacy
- 182126PIN code

## Gaghot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaghot is 182126.** Gaghot falls in Ramnagar sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182126
- Gram panchayatDehari
- Community development blockRamnagar
- Census village code005107

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

## How far is Gaghot from nearby towns?

- Ramnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Udhampur (nearest town)29 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 Gaghot?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Gaghot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○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
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Gaghot known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 23% of the 1,431 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gaghot

Of every 100 households in Gaghot in 2011, 88 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaghot · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**94%

Tap water ****47%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****55%**

**71%

Television ****39%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gaghot?

■ Gaghot · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**889

Working population ****50.4%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 56.2% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 125 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 436 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1,295 (70%)

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 Ramnagar

- Ghordi Khas4,649 people
- Bermean4,322 people
- Sownather3,845 people
- Martha3,719 people
- Jandror3,638 people
- Chapper3,625 people
- Lathi3,558 people
- Nalla Ghorian3,374 people

[All 90 villages in Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/ramnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaghot?182126
- How far is Gaghot from Udhampur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Gaghot?3,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaghot in?Udhampur district (Ramnagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gaghot?65.9% (Census 2011)
