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

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Bhattwal

Bhattwal is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,393 people in 256 households**, the 53rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,393people (2011)
- 256households
- 55.2%literacy
- 184204PIN code

## Bhattwal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184204
- Gram panchayatBhattwal
- Community development blockLohai Malhar
- Census village code001653

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

## How far is Bhattwal from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)105 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)30 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 Bhattwal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhattwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 · Marheddi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Bhattwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and bajra**. About 15% of the 1,232 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 Bhattwal

Of every 100 households in Bhattwal in 2011, 23 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhattwal · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****90%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**20%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****53%**

**70%

Television ****2%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhattwal?

■ Bhattwal · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**868

Working population ****50.4%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 39.6% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (11%) · **■** Household industry 98 (14%) · **■** Other work 182 (26%) · **■** Marginal 135 (19%)

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

- Palehal1,483 people
- Kaha1,471 people
- Bathari1,411 people
- Kachhir1,399 people
- Chanera1,284 people
- Malar1,280 people
- Dodu Falal1,251 people
- Kindli1,156 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhattwal?184204
- How far is Bhattwal from Kathua?105 km by road
- What is the population of Bhattwal?1,393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhattwal in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bhattwal?55.2% (Census 2011)
