Village · Bishnah, Jammu
# Syed Garh

Syed Garh is a village in Bishnah sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 181131. The 2011 Census counted 680 people in 131 households, the 49th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.
- 680 people (2011)
- 131 households
- 77.9% literacy
- 181131 PIN code

## Syed Garh PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Syed Garh is 181131. Syed Garh falls in Bishnah sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 181131
- Gram panchayat Syed Garh
- Community development block Bishnah
- Census village code 006241

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

## How far is Syed Garh from nearby towns?
- Bishnah (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Bishnah (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Syed Garh?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Syed Garh; 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 · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage 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

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Syed Garh known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 91% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Syed Garh

Of every 100 households in Syed Garh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Syed Garh · ■ Bishnah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 97%
- Toilet within the home 18% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 76%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 92% 85%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 53%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 44%
- Use banking services 93% 82%
- Television 81% 80%
- Mobile phone 68% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 40% 35%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 7% 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 Syed Garh?

■ Syed Garh · ■ Bishnah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.9% 81.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 917
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 746
- Working population 31.3% 27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 67.9% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 86 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 108 (51%) · ■ Marginal 15 (7%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bishnah
- Sohag Pur 786 people
- Jhumian Jatan 739 people
- Morecha Pur 734 people
- Chak Waziro Brahmana 685 people
- Jabowal Khurd 668 people
- Pachel 668 people
- Rehal Kalandrian 666 people
- Changiya 657 people

All 116 villages in Bishnah

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Syed Garh? 181131
- How far is Syed Garh from Jammu? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Syed Garh? 680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Syed Garh in? Jammu district (Bishnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Syed Garh? 77.9% (Census 2011)

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