# Bandwal Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/bandwal/ Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Bandwal Bandwal is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,781 people in 404 households**, the 34th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,781people (2011) - 404households - 79.0%literacy - 181203PIN code ## Bandwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bandwal is 181203.** Bandwal falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181203 - Gram panchayatBandwal - Community development blockAkhnoor - Census village code005572 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bandwal from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)47 km by road - Jourian (nearest town)3 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 Bandwal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bandwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jourian - ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Bandwal known for? The main crops are **paddy and bajra**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 72% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Bandwal Of every 100 households in Bandwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bandwal · ■ Akhnoor rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****47%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%** **66% Use banking services ****94%** **78% Television ****84%** **58% Mobile phone ****77%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **23% 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 Bandwal? ■ Bandwal · ■ Akhnoor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781** **785 Working population ****65.1%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 70.9% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 319 (28%) · **■** Marginal 828 (71%) 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 - Kainkh Jagir1,801 people - Dori1,799 people - Platan1,790 people - Majhoor1,787 people - Gakhral1,777 people - Bamhal1,776 people - Bhardah Kalan1,737 people - Nathal1,735 people [All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bandwal?181203 - How far is Bandwal from Jammu?47 km by road - What is the population of Bandwal?1,781 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandwal in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Bandwal?79.0% (Census 2011)