# Bamhal Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/bamhal/ Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Bamhal Bamhal is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,776 people in 387 households**, the 36th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,776people (2011) - 387households - 75.0%literacy - 181201PIN code ## Bamhal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bamhal is 181201.** Bamhal falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181201 - Gram panchayatBamhal - Community development blockAkhnoor - Census village code005527 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bamhal from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)35 km by road - Akhnoor (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 Bamhal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhal; 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 · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jagi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Akhnoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Bamhal known for? The main crops are **paddy and bajra**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 68% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Bamhal Of every 100 households in Bamhal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bamhal · ■ Akhnoor rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****12%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **85% Tap water ****6%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **66% Use banking services ****86%** **78% Television ****59%** **58% Mobile phone ****58%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****23%** **23% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bamhal? ■ Bamhal · ■ Akhnoor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789** **785 Working population ****23.2%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 66.3% for women. 42% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 377 (92%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%) 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 Akhnoor - Platan1,790 people - Majhoor1,787 people - Bandwal1,781 people - Gakhral1,777 people - Bhardah Kalan1,737 people - Nathal1,735 people - Bandral Kalan1,634 people - Dasgal1,629 people [All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bamhal?181201 - How far is Bamhal from Jammu?35 km by road - What is the population of Bamhal?1,776 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bamhal in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Bamhal?75.0% (Census 2011)