# Bishnah, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 

# Bishnah

Bishnah is a sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. At the 2011 Census it had **111,438 people**, 2 towns and 116 villages (101 inhabited). The largest village is Saror (4,462 people).

- 111,438people (2011)
- 116villages
- 2towns
- 81.7%literacy

## Population of Bishnah compared with Jammu

■ Bishnah · ■ Jammu district

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****751**

**795

Working population ****28.0%**

**33.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bishnah

Of every 100 households in Bishnah in 2011, 98 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bishnah · ■ Jammu district

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**45%

Tap water ****6%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**32%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****81%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**15%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Bishnah

- Bishna10,719 people
- Arnia8,948 people

## Largest villages in Bishnah

- Saror · 4,462 people
- Kheri · 4,179 people
- Allah · 3,905 people
- Laswara · 3,175 people
- Deoli · 3,063 people
- Harseh Dabar · 2,980 people
- Chak Murar · 2,042 people
- Pindi Charkan Kalan · 1,984 people
- Makhan Purcharkan · 1,846 people
- Rehal Dhamalian · 1,831 people
- Kanhal · 1,820 people
- Kathar · 1,736 people
- Bhatiyari · 1,707 people
- Chorli · 1,562 people
- Chak Jaralan · 1,418 people
- Rang Pur Trera · 1,416 people

[All 116 villages in Bishnah →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/bishnah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Bishnah?116 (101 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnah in?Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the population of Bishnah?111,438 (Census 2011)