# Amwala Village, Billawar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Amwala

Amwala is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,602 people in 314 households**, the 45th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,602people (2011)
- 314households
- 72.6%literacy
- 184205PIN code

## Amwala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amwala is 184205.** Amwala falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184205
- Gram panchayatAmwala
- Community development blockBillawar
- Census village code001675

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

## How far is Amwala from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)80 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)45 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 Amwala?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Amwala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 63% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Amwala

Of every 100 households in Amwala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amwala · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

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

**9%

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

**88%

Tap water ****29%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**70%

Television ****54%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**22%

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 Amwala?

■ Amwala · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**868

Working population ****23.6%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 61.6% for women. 43% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (22%) · **■** Marginal 182 (48%)

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 Billawar

- Kandharnu1,668 people
- Pallan1,651 people
- Aglidhar1,603 people
- Rampur1,603 people
- Seri1,573 people
- Muni1,525 people
- Mandli1,503 people
- Palehal1,483 people

[All 66 villages in Billawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amwala?184205
- How far is Amwala from Kathua?80 km by road
- What is the population of Amwala?1,602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amwala in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Amwala?72.6% (Census 2011)