Village · Bishnah, Jammu
# Kalwal

Kalwal is a village in Bishnah sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181132. The 2011 Census counted 433 people in 86 households, the 71st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.
- 433 people (2011)
- 86 households
- 86.0% literacy
- 181132 PIN code

## Kalwal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalwal is 181132. Kalwal falls in Bishnah sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 181132
- Gram panchayat Kheri
- Community development block Bishnah
- Census village code 006194

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

## How far is Kalwal from nearby towns?
- Bishnah (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Bishnah (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kalwal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalwal; 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
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kheni
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bishnah
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jammu
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalwal known for?

The main crops are wheat, onion and mash. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 88% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalwal

Of every 100 households in Kalwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalwal · ■ Bishnah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 29% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 71% 76%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 98% 85%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 83% 53%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 17% 44%
- Use banking services 92% 82%
- Television 94% 80%
- Mobile phone 87% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 49% 35%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 5%
- None of these assets 5% 8%
- 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 Kalwal?

■ Kalwal · ■ Bishnah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.0% 81.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 819 917
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 704 746
- Working population 27.0% 27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 79.0% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 43 (37%) · ■ Marginal 72 (62%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bishnah
- Chak Suba 501 people
- Kudwal 488 people
- Mangal 465 people
- Rakh Mangal 464 people
- Chak Majra 429 people
- Chak Umra 413 people
- Chak Ramdass 406 people
- Sangli 377 people

All 116 villages in Bishnah

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalwal? 181132
- How far is Kalwal from Jammu? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Kalwal? 433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalwal in? Jammu district (Bishnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kalwal? 86.0% (Census 2011)

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