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

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Dungara

Dungara is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184203**. The 2011 Census counted **3,358 people in 629 households**, the 7th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 3,358people (2011)
- 629households
- 72.8%literacy
- 184203PIN code

## Dungara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184203
- Gram panchayatDungara U, Dungara L
- Community development blockBillawar
- Census village code001708

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

## How far is Dungara from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)80 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)19 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 Dungara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dungara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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)16 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 Dungara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 58% of the 690 hectares of village land is sown, and 321 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 Dungara

Of every 100 households in Dungara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dungara · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****77%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****91%**

**70%

Television ****60%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Dungara?

■ Dungara · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**868

Working population ****31.3%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 61.7% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 430 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 288 (27%) · **■** Marginal 293 (28%)

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

- Machhedi4,653 people
- Bhaddu4,555 people
- Malahar4,482 people
- Dhardugun4,078 people
- Thall3,225 people
- Thara Kilwal3,195 people
- Danbrah3,134 people
- Badnotta3,113 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dungara?184203
- How far is Dungara from Kathua?80 km by road
- What is the population of Dungara?3,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dungara in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dungara?72.8% (Census 2011)
