Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Jowana Bela Jowana Bela is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181207. The 2011 Census counted 1,001 people in 249 households, the 79th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,001 people (2011) - 249 households - 74.2% literacy - 181207 PIN code ## Jowana Bela PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jowana Bela is 181207. Jowana Bela falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 181207 - Gram panchayat Balwal Mulla - Community development block Khour - Census village code 005640 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jowana Bela from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Jammu (district HQ) 42 km by road - Akhnoor (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jowana Bela? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jowana Bela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bela - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akhnoor - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jammu - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jowana Bela known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and bajra. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 74% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jowana Bela Of every 100 households in Jowana Bela in 2011, 99 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jowana Bela · ■ Akhnoor rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 96% - Toilet within the home 2% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85% - Tap water 0% 46% - Drinking water within premises 30% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 32% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 66% - Use banking services 80% 78% - Television 60% 58% - Mobile phone 43% 57% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 21% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 26% 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 Jowana Bela? ■ Jowana Bela · ■ Akhnoor rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.2% 76.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 846 785 - Working population 40.5% 32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 308 (76%) · ■ Farm labourers 38 (9%) · ■ Other work 50 (12%) · ■ Marginal 9 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor - Manda 1,046 people - Jogwan 1,028 people - Gurah Manhasan 1,024 people - Hardo Malwara 1,017 people - Pian 990 people - Nandwal 988 people - Bandral Khurd 967 people - Chak Raja 963 people All 226 villages in Akhnoor ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jowana Bela? 181207 - How far is Jowana Bela from Jammu? 42 km by road - What is the population of Jowana Bela? 1,001 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jowana Bela in? Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Jowana Bela? 74.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/jowana-bela/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.