# Bani, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir 

# Bani

Bani is a sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. At the 2011 Census it had **45,996 people**, no towns and 33 villages (33 inhabited). The largest village is Lawang (3,263 people).

- 45,996people (2011)
- 33villages
- 0towns
- 53.7%literacy

## Population of Bani compared with Kathua

■ Bani · ■ Kathua district

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**831

Working population ****48.4%**

**32.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bani

Of every 100 households in Bani in 2011, 74 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bani · ■ Kathua district

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****67%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**71%

Use banking services ****70%**

**77%

Television ****13%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****31%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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).

## Largest villages in Bani

- Lawang · 3,263 people
- Surjan · 3,134 people
- Kanthal · 2,584 people
- Gatti · 2,447 people
- Bani · 2,093 people
- Chandal · 2,077 people
- Fatehpur · 2,057 people
- Chalog · 1,900 people
- Sand Roohn · 1,833 people
- Barmota · 1,781 people
- Satti · 1,749 people
- Bhandar · 1,732 people
- Raulka · 1,674 people
- Duggan · 1,545 people
- Dhaggar · 1,431 people
- Koti · 1,388 people

[All 33 villages in Bani →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Bani?33 (33 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Bani in?Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the population of Bani?45,996 (Census 2011)