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

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Kandharnu

Kandharnu is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,668 people in 364 households**, the 41st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,668people (2011)
- 364households
- 75.9%literacy
- 184205PIN code

## Kandharnu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184205
- Gram panchayatKandharnu
- Community development blockBillawar
- Census village code001712

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

## How far is Kandharnu from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)55 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)31 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 Kandharnu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kandharnu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kandharnu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 45% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kandharnu

Of every 100 households in Kandharnu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kandharnu · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**88%

Tap water ****35%**

**46%

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

**20%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****88%**

**70%

Television ****68%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**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 Kandharnu?

■ Kandharnu · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**868

Working population ****37.9%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 64.2% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 266 (42%) · **■** Marginal 159 (25%)

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

- Salor1,924 people
- Lakhari1,915 people
- Kishan Pur1,858 people
- Dhamlar1,775 people
- Pallan1,651 people
- Aglidhar1,603 people
- Rampur1,603 people
- Amwala1,602 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandharnu?184205
- How far is Kandharnu from Kathua?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kandharnu?1,668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandharnu in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kandharnu?75.9% (Census 2011)