# Pargawal Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/pargawal/ Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Pargawal Pargawal is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181207**. The 2011 Census counted **3,606 people in 901 households**, the 6th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 3,606people (2011) - 901households - 75.7%literacy - 181207PIN code ## Pargawal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pargawal is 181207.** Pargawal falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181207 - Gram panchayatPargawal Lower - Community development blockKhour - Census village code005583 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pargawal from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)37 km by road - Akhnoor (nearest town)25 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 Pargawal? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pargawal; 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 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Askhnoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Pargawal known for? The main crops are **maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 43% of the 1,551 hectares of village land is sown, and 323 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 Pargawal Of every 100 households in Pargawal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pargawal · ■ Akhnoor rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****16%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **85% Tap water ****10%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **66% Use banking services ****68%** **78% Television ****68%** **58% Mobile phone ****45%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****20%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **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 Pargawal? ■ Pargawal · ■ Akhnoor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773** **785 Working population ****26.9%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 69.8% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 479 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (25%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (16%) · **■** Marginal 78 (8%) 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 - Pallan Wala7,222 people - Gurah Jagir3,880 people - Khore3,796 people - Gandharwan3,739 people - Kot Maira3,594 people - Pingiari3,522 people - Dahok Khalsa3,341 people - Anmbaran3,274 people [All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pargawal?181207 - How far is Pargawal from Jammu?37 km by road - What is the population of Pargawal?3,606 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pargawal in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Pargawal?75.7% (Census 2011)