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

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Baggan

Baggan is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184204**. The 2011 Census counted **6,101 people in 1,077 households**, the 1st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 6,101people (2011)
- 1,077households
- 55.8%literacy
- 184204PIN code

## Baggan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baggan is 184204.** Baggan falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184204
- Gram panchayatBaggan Upper Baggam Lower
- Community development blockLohai Malhar
- Census village code001663

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

## How far is Baggan from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)80 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)20 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 Baggan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Baggan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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

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

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Baggan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, bajra and paddy**. About 16% of the 3,035 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Baggan

Of every 100 households in Baggan in 2011, 81 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baggan · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****15%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**20%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****54%**

**70%

Television ****11%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Baggan?

■ Baggan · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**868

Working population ****38.0%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 43.3% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (10%) · **■** Household industry 270 (12%) · **■** Other work 194 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,452 (63%)

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

- Kilyal4,907 people
- Machhedi4,653 people
- Bhaddu4,555 people
- Malahar4,482 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baggan?184204
- How far is Baggan from Kathua?80 km by road
- What is the population of Baggan?6,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baggan in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Baggan?55.8% (Census 2011)
