# Bhoond Village, Bashohli, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bashohli, Kathua 

# Bhoond

Bhoond is a village in Bashohli sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,403 people in 219 households**, the 24th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,403people (2011)
- 219households
- 64.6%literacy
- 184201PIN code

## Bhoond PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhoond is 184201.** Bhoond falls in Bashohli sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184201
- Gram panchayatBhoond
- Community development blockBashohli
- Census village code001724

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

## How far is Bhoond from nearby towns?

- Basohli (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)65 km by road
- Basohli (nearest town)22 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 Bhoond?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Basohli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basohli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bhoond known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 17% of the 608 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhoond

Of every 100 households in Bhoond in 2011, 75 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bhoond · ■ Bashohli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**89%

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

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****54%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**74%

Television ****49%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**16%

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 Bhoond?

■ Bhoond · ■ Bashohli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**863

Working population ****49.8%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 49.1% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 109 (16%) · **■** Marginal 587 (84%)

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 Bashohli

- Jhankar1,571 people
- Dhar Mahanpur1,554 people
- Hadat1,524 people
- Poonda1,406 people
- Kohrdhar1,376 people
- Jandrayali1,342 people
- Siyalag1,204 people
- Kailtri1,154 people

[All 39 villages in Bashohli](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bashohli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhoond?184201
- How far is Bhoond from Kathua?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bhoond?1,403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhoond in?Kathua district (Bashohli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bhoond?64.6% (Census 2011)
