Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Nikowal Nikowal is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181207. The 2011 Census counted 273 people in 70 households, the 175th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 273 people (2011) - 70 households - 73.2% literacy - 181207 PIN code ## Nikowal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nikowal is 181207. Nikowal falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 181207 - Gram panchayat Balwal Mulla - Community development block Khour - Census village code 005642 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nikowal from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Jammu (district HQ) 41 km by road - Akhnoor (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nikowal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Nikowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 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 ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nikonas - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akhnoor - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jammu - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 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 and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Nikowal known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and wheat. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 76% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nikowal Of every 100 households in Nikowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Nikowal · ■ Akhnoor rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 7% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 85% - Tap water 99% 46% - Drinking water within premises 27% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 35% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 63% 66% - Use banking services 100% 78% - Television 84% 58% - Mobile phone 46% 57% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 38% 17% - Car / jeep / van 6% 3% - None of these assets 3% 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 Nikowal? ■ Nikowal · ■ Akhnoor rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.2% 76.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 785 - Working population 19.8% 32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 62.9% for women. 37% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 30 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (7%) · ■ Household industry 2 (4%) · ■ Other work 15 (28%) · ■ Marginal 3 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor - Magial Lalu 313 people - Phagwari 283 people - Danpour 277 people - Bhor 273 people - Magial Abtara 270 people - Tulgaru 269 people - Kharota 264 people - Adgan 261 people All 226 villages in Akhnoor ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nikowal? 181207 - How far is Nikowal from Jammu? 41 km by road - What is the population of Nikowal? 273 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nikowal in? Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Nikowal? 73.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/nikowal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.