# Changiya Village, Bishnah, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bishnah, Jammu 

# Changiya

Changiya is a village in Bishnah sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181131**. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 141 households**, the 53rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 657people (2011)
- 141households
- 74.6%literacy
- 181131PIN code

## Changiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Changiya is 181131.** Changiya falls in Bishnah sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181131
- Gram panchayatChangiya
- Community development blockBishnah
- Census village code006289

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

## How far is Changiya from nearby towns?

- Bishnah (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)44 km by road
- Bishnah (nearest town)24 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 Changiya?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Changiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arina
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bishnah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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 Changiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat. and bajra**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 98% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Changiya

Of every 100 households in Changiya in 2011, 99 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Changiya · ■ Bishnah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**76%

Tap water ****20%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**44%

Use banking services ****93%**

**82%

Television ****75%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**35%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Changiya?

■ Changiya · ■ Bishnah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**746

Working population ****30.3%**

**27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 65.4% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (11%) · **■** Marginal 28 (14%)

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 Bishnah

- Syed Garh680 people
- Jabowal Khurd668 people
- Pachel668 people
- Rehal Kalandrian666 people
- Chak Shivo652 people
- Chak Goriyan642 people
- Chak Hasal627 people
- Jhumian Brahmana605 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Changiya?181131
- How far is Changiya from Jammu?44 km by road
- What is the population of Changiya?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Changiya in?Jammu district (Bishnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Changiya?74.6% (Census 2011)