# Palwan Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Palwan

Palwan is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181201**. The 2011 Census counted **726 people in 168 households**, the 107th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 726people (2011)
- 168households
- 74.0%literacy
- 181201PIN code

## Palwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palwan is 181201.** Palwan falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181201
- Gram panchayatGurah Brahmana
- Community development blockAkhnoor
- Census village code005512

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palwan from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)31 km by road
- Akhnoor (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 Palwan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Palwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Palwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 68% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palwan

Of every 100 households in Palwan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Palwan · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****90%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**66%

Use banking services ****63%**

**78%

Television ****46%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Palwan?

■ Palwan · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**785

Working population ****27.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.2% for women. 51% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 80 (40%) · **■** Marginal 73 (36%)

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

- Godhan761 people
- Dahara750 people
- Jomotian746 people
- Dadora726 people
- Hamir Pur Kohna721 people
- Chak Badialan718 people
- Rathan Pur700 people
- Doian699 people

[All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palwan?181201
- How far is Palwan from Jammu?31 km by road
- What is the population of Palwan?726 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palwan in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Palwan?74.0% (Census 2011)