# Kuhal Kalan Village, Bishnah, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bishnah, Jammu 

# Kuhal Kalan

Kuhal Kalan is a village in Bishnah sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181131**. The 2011 Census counted **1,404 people in 297 households**, the 17th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 1,404people (2011)
- 297households
- 83.4%literacy
- 181131PIN code

## Kuhal Kalan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code181131
- Gram panchayatPachel
- Community development blockBishnah
- Census village code006254

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

## How far is Kuhal Kalan from nearby towns?

- Bishnah (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)34 km by road
- Arnia (nearest town)32 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 Kuhal Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arnia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bishnah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Kuhal Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 75% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Kuhal Kalan

Of every 100 households in Kuhal Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kuhal Kalan · ■ Bishnah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**76%

Tap water ****13%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**44%

Use banking services ****88%**

**82%

Television ****84%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**35%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Kuhal Kalan?

■ Kuhal Kalan · ■ Bishnah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****441**

**746

Working population ****25.5%**

**27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 77.9% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 158 (44%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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

- Bhatiyari1,707 people
- Chorli1,562 people
- Chak Jaralan1,418 people
- Rang Pur Trera1,416 people
- Ranjit Pur1,390 people
- Pasgal1,381 people
- Ratnal1,274 people
- Chak Chuha1,204 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuhal Kalan?181131
- How far is Kuhal Kalan from Jammu?34 km by road
- What is the population of Kuhal Kalan?1,404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuhal Kalan in?Jammu district (Bishnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kuhal Kalan?83.4% (Census 2011)
