Village · Bhaderwah, Doda
# Banjala

Banjala is a village in Bhaderwah sub-district of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 182222. The 2011 Census counted 152 people in 24 households, the 105th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.
- 152 people (2011)
- 24 households
- 69.2% literacy
- 182222 PIN code

## Banjala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Banjala is 182222. Banjala falls in Bhaderwah sub-district, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 182222
- Gram panchayat Chakka
- Community development block Bhaderwah
- Census village code 004504

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

## How far is Banjala from nearby towns?
- Baderwah (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Doda (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Baderwah (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Banjala?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Banjala; 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
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Baderwah
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baderwah
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Doda
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 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 untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banjala known for?

The main crops are wheat. Products made here include rajmash. About 54% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Banjala

Of every 100 households in Banjala in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banjala · ■ Bhaderwah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 96%
- Toilet within the home 8% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 59%
- Tap water 67% 83%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 83%
- Use banking services 100% 84%
- Television 67% 52%
- Mobile phone 92% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 16%
- 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 Banjala?

■ Banjala · ■ Bhaderwah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.2% 73.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1203 928
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 3750 918
- Working population 61.2% 46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 50.0% for women. 71% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 24 (26%) · ■ Marginal 54 (58%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bhaderwah
- Thatha 168 people
- Jajinda 166 people
- Bhasti 158 people
- Thalanga 154 people
- Dandi 151 people
- Shankoja 138 people
- Dalha 111 people
- Darsu 109 people

All 119 villages in Bhaderwah

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Banjala? 182222
- How far is Banjala from Doda? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Banjala? 152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banjala in? Doda district (Bhaderwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Banjala? 69.2% (Census 2011)

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