# Kij Parah Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Kangan, Ganderbal 

# Kij Parah

Kij Parah is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 112 households**, the 38th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 754people (2011)
- 112households
- 65.7%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Kij Parah PIN code and other codes

Kij Parah falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatKij Parah
- Community development blockKangan
- Census village code002901

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

## How far is Kij Parah from nearby towns?

- Kangan (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaderbal (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ganderbal (nearest town)22 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 Kij Parah?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kij Parah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kangan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Kij Parah known for?

About 62% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Kij Parah

Of every 100 households in Kij Parah in 2011, 97 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kij Parah · ■ Kangan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**32%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****95%**

**45%

Television ****99%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**21%

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 Kij Parah?

■ Kij Parah · ■ Kangan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****656**

**877

Working population ****38.7%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 53.4% for women. 42% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 41 (14%) · **■** Marginal 240 (82%)

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 Kangan

- Sonamarg1,051 people
- Chiner1,007 people
- Lari889 people
- Daraduder798 people
- Gund Ari713 people
- Drag Tanga385 people
- Tangchatir375 people
- Bamlina278 people

[All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kij Parah from Gaderbal?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kij Parah?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kij Parah in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kij Parah?65.7% (Census 2011)