Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Gangal Gangal is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185154. The 2011 Census counted 588 people in 129 households, the 130th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 588 people (2011) - 129 households - 69.9% literacy - 185154 PIN code ## Gangal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gangal is 185154. Gangal falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 185154 - Gram panchayat Gangal - Community development block Akhnoor - Census village code 005435 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangal from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road - Jammu (district HQ) 64 km by road - Akhnoor (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 10+ km · Chowki - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chowki - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akhnoor - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jammu - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangal known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 7% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangal Of every 100 households in Gangal in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangal · ■ Akhnoor rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 96% - Toilet within the home 4% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 85% - Tap water 3% 46% - Drinking water within premises 3% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 66% - Use banking services 75% 78% - Television 14% 58% - Mobile phone 37% 57% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 50% 23% - 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 Gangal? ■ Gangal · ■ Akhnoor rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.9% 76.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1051 785 - Working population 29.6% 32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 59.4% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 39 (22%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 39 (22%) · ■ Marginal 95 (55%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor - Sandel 614 people - Choki 610 people - Manoh 600 people - Nore 591 people - Chhani Thana 582 people - Pindi 571 people - Barola 570 people - Najwal 552 people All 226 villages in Akhnoor ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangal? 185154 - How far is Gangal from Jammu? 64 km by road - What is the population of Gangal? 588 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangal in? Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gangal? 69.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/gangal/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.