Village · Beerwah, Badgam
# Panchas

Panchas is a village in Beerwah sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193411. The 2011 Census counted 597 people in 80 households, the 72nd largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.
- 597 people (2011)
- 80 households
- 64.1% literacy
- 193411 PIN code

## Panchas PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Panchas is 193411. Panchas falls in Beerwah sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 193411
- Gram panchayat Bandgam
- Community development block Narbal
- Census village code 000441

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Panchas from nearby towns?
- Beerwah (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ) 16 km by road
- Magam (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Panchas?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Panchas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Magam
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Srinagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Srinagar
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Panchas known for?

The main crops are wheat. Products made here include sozni, embroidery and carpet. About 81% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Panchas

Of every 100 households in Panchas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panchas · ■ Beerwah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 95%
- Toilet within the home 85% 88%
- No toilet (open defecation) 14% 9%
- Tap water 4% 69%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 85%
- Use banking services 16% 60%
- Television 32% 51%
- Mobile phone 16% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 33% 8%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Panchas?

■ Panchas · ■ Beerwah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 56.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1017 868
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 768 741
- Working population 40.5% 27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 51.9% for women. 38% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 51 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 15 (6%) · ■ Other work 84 (35%) · ■ Marginal 91 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Beerwah
- Ship Pora 671 people
- Roshan Abad 667 people
- Mulemanchi Hama 657 people
- Hanji Laway Pora 620 people
- Daji Malik Gund 572 people
- Lohar Chak 548 people
- Hayat Pora 540 people
- Hurdu Waminu 529 people

All 104 villages in Beerwah

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Panchas? 193411
- How far is Panchas from Budgam? 16 km by road
- What is the population of Panchas? 597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchas in? Badgam district (Beerwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Panchas? 64.1% (Census 2011)

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