# Kanalwan Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag 

# Kanalwan

Kanalwan is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192124**. The 2011 Census counted **3,822 people in 561 households**, the 6th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 3,822people (2011)
- 561households
- 60.5%literacy
- 192124PIN code

## Kanalwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanalwan is 192124.** Kanalwan falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code192124
- Gram panchayatKanalwan
- Community development blockDachanipora
- Census village code003607

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

## How far is Kanalwan from nearby towns?

- Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)13 km by road
- Beijbehara (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 Kanalwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijbehara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijbehara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Kanalwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpet and crewel. About 91% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 283 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 Kanalwan

Of every 100 households in Kanalwan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kanalwan · ■ Bijbehara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**38%

Tap water ****98%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**67%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****94%**

**71%

Television ****65%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

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 Kanalwan?

■ Kanalwan · ■ Bijbehara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**870

Working population ****48.7%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 50.6% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 367 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (2%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 335 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,093 (59%)

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 Bijbehara

- Khiram9,160 people
- Jabli Pora7,584 people
- Sir Hama5,960 people
- Waghama5,429 people
- Gori3,801 people
- Haussan Pora Bagh2,967 people
- Veeri2,753 people
- Opzan2,727 people

[All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanalwan?192124
- How far is Kanalwan from Anantnag?13 km by road
- What is the population of Kanalwan?3,822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanalwan in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kanalwan?60.5% (Census 2011)
