# Najwan Nilah Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/najwan-nilah/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Najwan Nilah Najwan Nilah is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,193 people in 163 households**, the 30th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 1,193people (2011) - 163households - 57.3%literacy - 1,089females per 1,000 males ## Najwan Nilah PIN code and other codes Najwan Nilah falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatAkhal A - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002904 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Najwan Nilah from nearby towns? - Kangan (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)25 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 Najwan Nilah? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Najwan Nilah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kangan - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal. - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Najwan Nilah known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include wood carving. About 59% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Najwan Nilah Of every 100 households in Najwan Nilah in 2011, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Najwan Nilah · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **81% Toilet within the home ****82%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **43% Tap water ****100%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****79%** **45% Television ****29%** **24% Mobile phone ****31%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Najwan Nilah? ■ Najwan Nilah · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035** **877 Working population ****17.2%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 43.5% for women. 33% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (28%) · **■** Marginal 142 (69%) 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 - Mar Gund1,921 people - Khanan1,731 people - Satrina1,494 people - Barwalah1,337 people - Hardo Panzin1,146 people - Nilagrar1,085 people - Yechi Hama1,082 people - Sonamarg1,051 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Najwan Nilah from Gaderbal?25 km by road - What is the population of Najwan Nilah?1,193 (Census 2011) - Which district is Najwan Nilah in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Najwan Nilah?57.3% (Census 2011)