Village · Bishnah, Jammu
# Khwas Pur

Khwas Pur is a village in Bishnah sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181131. The 2011 Census counted 199 people in 40 households, the 91st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.
- 199 people (2011)
- 40 households
- 89.9% literacy
- 181131 PIN code

## Khwas Pur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khwas Pur is 181131. Khwas Pur falls in Bishnah sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 181131
- Gram panchayat Karyal Khrud
- Community development block Bishnah
- Census village code 006260

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

## How far is Khwas Pur from nearby towns?
- Bishnah (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Bishnah (nearest town) 17 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khwas Pur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khwas Pur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Bishnah
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bishnah
- ○ 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 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khwas Pur known for?

The main crops are wheat, onion and mash. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 93% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khwas Pur

Of every 100 households in Khwas Pur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Khwas Pur · ■ Bishnah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 27% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 76%
- Tap water 7% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 85%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 61% 53%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 20% 44%
- Use banking services 80% 82%
- Television 88% 80%
- Mobile phone 54% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 46% 35%
- Car / jeep / van 15% 5%
- None of these assets 2% 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 Khwas Pur?

■ Khwas Pur · ■ Bishnah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.9% 81.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 658 917
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 400 746
- Working population 31.7% 27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 83.6% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 3 (5%) · ■ Other work 32 (51%) · ■ Marginal 28 (44%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bishnah
- Chak Jandran 228 people
- Dulehan 222 people
- Kotli Bagbana 209 people
- Chak Fateh Khan 200 people
- Chak Keshab 173 people
- Najwal 166 people
- Karyal Kalan 143 people
- Rakh Arnia 131 people

All 116 villages in Bishnah

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khwas Pur? 181131
- How far is Khwas Pur from Jammu? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Khwas Pur? 199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khwas Pur in? Jammu district (Bishnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khwas Pur? 89.9% (Census 2011)

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