# Lawang Village, Bani, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Bani, Kathua 

# Lawang

Lawang is a village in Bani sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184206**. The 2011 Census counted **3,263 people in 568 households**, the 1st largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 3,263people (2011)
- 568households
- 61.6%literacy
- 184206PIN code

## Lawang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lawang is 184206.** Lawang falls in Bani sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184206
- Gram panchayatLawang North,Lowang South
- Community development blockBani
- Census village code001762

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

## How far is Lawang from nearby towns?

- Bani (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)178 km by road
- Basholi (nearest town)37 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 Lawang?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Lawang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Lawang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and bajra**. About 7% of the 3,098 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Lawang

Of every 100 households in Lawang in 2011, 95 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lawang · ■ Bani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**89%

Tap water ****97%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****68%**

**70%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**100%

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 Lawang?

■ Lawang · ■ Bani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**943

Working population ****44.7%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 43.8% for women. 51% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 535 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 512 (35%) · **■** Marginal 409 (28%)

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 Bani

- Surjan3,134 people
- Kanthal2,584 people
- Gatti2,447 people
- Bani2,093 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lawang?184206
- How far is Lawang from Kathua?178 km by road
- What is the population of Lawang?3,263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lawang in?Kathua district (Bani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Lawang?61.6% (Census 2011)
