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

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Bhaddu

Bhaddu is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184203**. The 2011 Census counted **4,555 people in 1,005 households**, the 4th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 4,555people (2011)
- 1,005households
- 81.9%literacy
- 184203PIN code

## Bhaddu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhaddu is 184203.** Bhaddu falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184203
- Gram panchayatBhaddu U, Bhaddu L
- Community development blockBillawar
- Census village code001716

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

## How far is Bhaddu from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)65 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)10 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 Bhaddu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Billawar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Bhaddu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 29% of the 1,246 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Bhaddu

Of every 100 households in Bhaddu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bhaddu · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**88%

Tap water ****52%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**89%

Use banking services ****80%**

**70%

Television ****56%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhaddu?

■ Bhaddu · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801**

**868

Working population ****32.6%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 72.3% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 681 (46%) · **■** Marginal 752 (51%)

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

- Baggan6,101 people
- Kilyal4,907 people
- Machhedi4,653 people
- Malahar4,482 people
- Dhardugun4,078 people
- Dungara3,358 people
- Thall3,225 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhaddu?184203
- How far is Bhaddu from Kathua?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bhaddu?4,555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaddu in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaddu?81.9% (Census 2011)
