# Kishtwar Village, Budgam, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/kishtwar/ Village · Budgam, Badgam # Kishtwar Kishtwar is a village in Budgam sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,251 people in 151 households**, the 31st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 1,251people (2011) - 151households - 65.1%literacy - 925females per 1,000 males ## Kishtwar PIN code and other codes Kishtwar falls in Budgam sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatHandgan - Community development blockBudgam - Census village code000719 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kishtwar from nearby towns? - Badgam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Badgam (district HQ)7 km by road - Badgam (nearest town)7 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 Kishtwar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kishtwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badgam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Badgam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Badgam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Kishtwar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include corpet. About 74% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Kishtwar Of every 100 households in Kishtwar in 2011, 56 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 99 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kishtwar · ■ Budgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **95% Toilet within the home ****79%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **13% Tap water ****44%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **83% Use banking services ****100%** **50% Television ****30%** **63% Mobile phone ****99%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****1%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****1%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Kishtwar? ■ Kishtwar · ■ Budgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **883 Working population ****25.5%** **24.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 53.5% for women. 32% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (11%) · **■** Marginal 249 (78%) 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 Budgam - Naru1,403 people - Chewa1,313 people - Lakhri Pora1,308 people - Haker Mula1,284 people - Hari Pora1,209 people - Watra Wani1,206 people - Chitru Danger Pora1,204 people - Putli Bagh1,104 people [All 97 villages in Budgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kishtwar from Badgam?7 km by road - What is the population of Kishtwar?1,251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kishtwar in?Badgam district (Budgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kishtwar?65.1% (Census 2011)