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

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Darung

Darung is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,231 people in 423 households**, the 29th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 2,231people (2011)
- 423households
- 78.3%literacy
- 184203PIN code

## Darung PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184203
- Gram panchayatDarung
- Community development blockBillawar
- Census village code001683

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

## How far is Darung from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)80 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)15 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 Darung?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Darung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Darung known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 96% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Darung

Of every 100 households in Darung in 2011, 97 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Darung · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**88%

Tap water ****96%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**70%

Television ****67%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Darung?

■ Darung · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**66.2%

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

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**868

Working population ****27.6%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 68.1% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 414 (67%) · **■** Marginal 35 (6%)

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

- Dheutta2,384 people
- Danjisdhar2,375 people
- Dharalta2,307 people
- Parnala2,269 people
- Huttar2,227 people
- Billawar2,177 people
- Barotta2,147 people
- Galak2,138 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darung?184203
- How far is Darung from Kathua?80 km by road
- What is the population of Darung?2,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darung in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Darung?78.3% (Census 2011)