# Dewal Village, Billawar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Dewal

Dewal is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,042 people in 381 households**, the 36th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 2,042people (2011)
- 381households
- 78.2%literacy
- 184204PIN code

## Dewal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184204
- Gram panchayatDewal
- Community development blockBillawar
- Census village code001699

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

## How far is Dewal from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)65 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)4 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 Dewal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dewal; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Billawar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Billawar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Dewal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 39% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Dewal

Of every 100 households in Dewal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Dewal · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**9%

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

**88%

Tap water ****64%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**89%

Use banking services ****97%**

**70%

Television ****75%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Dewal?

■ Dewal · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**868

Working population ****34.7%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 68.7% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 312 (44%) · **■** Marginal 390 (55%)

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

- Barotta2,147 people
- Galak2,138 people
- Siyalna2,077 people
- Rajwalta2,071 people
- Salor1,924 people
- Lakhari1,915 people
- Kishan Pur1,858 people
- Dhamlar1,775 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewal?184204
- How far is Dewal from Kathua?65 km by road
- What is the population of Dewal?2,042 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewal in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dewal?78.2% (Census 2011)
