# Puwal Village, Bishnah, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/bishnah/puwal/ Village · Bishnah, Jammu # Puwal Puwal is a village in Bishnah sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181131**. The 2011 Census counted **600 people in 123 households**, the 60th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%. - 600people (2011) - 123households - 75.4%literacy - 181131PIN code ## Puwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puwal is 181131.** Puwal falls in Bishnah sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181131 - Gram panchayatChack Marja - Community development blockBishnah - Census village code006258 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puwal from nearby towns? - Bishnah (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)28 km by road - Bishnah (nearest town)20 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 Puwal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Puwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Marlee - ○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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Puwal known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 94% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Puwal Of every 100 households in Puwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puwal · ■ Bishnah rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****14%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **76% Tap water ****2%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **44% Use banking services ****78%** **82% Television ****80%** **80% Mobile phone ****73%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **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 Puwal? ■ Puwal · ■ Bishnah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **81.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****634** **746 Working population ****29.0%** **27.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 69.0% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 95 (55%) · **■** Marginal 69 (40%) 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 - Chak Hasal627 people - Jhumian Brahmana605 people - Traf Brahmana602 people - Kotla601 people - Jindor Khurd590 people - Kuhal Khurd557 people - Sheikh Pura548 people - Marhol543 people [All 116 villages in Bishnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/bishnah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puwal?181131 - How far is Puwal from Jammu?28 km by road - What is the population of Puwal?600 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puwal in?Jammu district (Bishnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Puwal?75.4% (Census 2011)