Village · Akhnoor, Jammu
# Phagal

Phagal is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185154. The 2011 Census counted 248 people in 47 households, the 181st largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.
- 248 people (2011)
- 47 households
- 72.5% literacy
- 185154 PIN code

## Phagal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Phagal is 185154. Phagal falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 185154
- Gram panchayat Gangal
- Community development block Akhnoor
- Census village code 005453

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Phagal from nearby towns?
- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 64 km by road
- Akhnoor (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Phagal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Phagal; 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chora
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jammu
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 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
- 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 Phagal known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 11% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Phagal

Of every 100 households in Phagal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phagal · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 96%
- Toilet within the home 2% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85%
- Tap water 2% 46%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 66%
- Use banking services 94% 78%
- Television 36% 58%
- Mobile phone 72% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 13% 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 Phagal?

■ Phagal · ■ Akhnoor rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.5% 76.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1120 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1056 785
- Working population 26.2% 32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 61.6% for women. 53% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 21 (32%) · ■ Marginal 43 (66%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor
- Tulgaru 269 people
- Kharota 264 people
- Adgan 261 people
- Chak Skandar 248 people
- Nara 242 people
- Marchanji 237 people
- Bargal Khurd 235 people
- Garh 211 people

All 226 villages in Akhnoor

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Phagal? 185154
- How far is Phagal from Jammu? 64 km by road
- What is the population of Phagal? 248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phagal in? Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Phagal? 72.5% (Census 2011)

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