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

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Galak

Galak is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,138 people in 439 households**, the 33rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 2,138people (2011)
- 439households
- 71.0%literacy
- 184205PIN code

## Galak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galak is 184205.** Galak falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184205
- Gram panchayatGalak
- Community development blockBillawar
- Census village code001713

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

## How far is Galak from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)70 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)35 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 Galak?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Galak; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Galak known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 9% of the 1,755 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 Galak

Of every 100 households in Galak in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Galak · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**89%

Use banking services ****72%**

**70%

Television ****39%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Galak?

■ Galak · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**868

Working population ****36.3%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 64.8% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 321 (41%) · **■** Marginal 412 (53%)

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

- Darung2,231 people
- Huttar2,227 people
- Billawar2,177 people
- Barotta2,147 people
- Siyalna2,077 people
- Rajwalta2,071 people
- Dewal2,042 people
- Salor1,924 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galak?184205
- How far is Galak from Kathua?70 km by road
- What is the population of Galak?2,138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galak in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Galak?71.0% (Census 2011)