# Nikowal Village, Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/ranbir-singh-pora/nikowal/ Village · Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu # Nikowal Nikowal is a village in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,506 people in 400 households**, the 29th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 1,506people (2011) - 400households - 82.7%literacy - 181207PIN code ## Nikowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nikowal is 181207.** Nikowal falls in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181207 - Gram panchayatNikowal - Community development blockR.S. Pura - Census village code006168 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nikowal from nearby towns? - R.S.Pora (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)35 km by road - R.S.Pora (nearest town)3 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 Nikowal? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Nikowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sai - ○Degree college10+ km · R.S.Pora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · R.S.Pora - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Nikowal known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and mash**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 84% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Nikowal Of every 100 households in Nikowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Nikowal · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****22%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **63% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **65% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **32% Use banking services ****97%** **87% Television ****73%** **83% Mobile phone ****26%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Nikowal? ■ Nikowal · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****713** **718 Working population ****30.3%** **28.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 75.9% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 193 (42%) · **■** Marginal 156 (34%) 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 Ranbir Singh Pora - Gagian1,818 people - Kotli Arjan Singh1,662 people - Rangpur Sadre1,583 people - Kadyal1,530 people - Chak Mohdyar1,503 people - Rangpur Malanian1,502 people - Kalas1,458 people - Diwan Garh1,434 people [All 190 villages in Ranbir Singh Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/ranbir-singh-pora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nikowal?181207 - How far is Nikowal from Jammu?35 km by road - What is the population of Nikowal?1,506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nikowal in?Jammu district (Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Nikowal?82.7% (Census 2011)