Village · Billawar, Kathua
# Kishan Pur

Kishan Pur is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184203. The 2011 Census counted 1,858 people in 387 households, the 39th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.
- 1,858 people (2011)
- 387 households
- 74.5% literacy
- 184203 PIN code

## Kishan Pur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kishan Pur is 184203. Kishan Pur falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 184203
- Gram panchayat Kishan Pur
- Community development block Billawar
- Census village code 001691

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kishan Pur from nearby towns?
- Billawar (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kishan Pur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kishan Pur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Billawar
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Billawar
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Billawar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kishan Pur known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 27% of the 955 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kishan Pur

Of every 100 households in Kishan Pur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kishan Pur · ■ Billawar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 87%
- Toilet within the home 12% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 88%
- Tap water 88% 46%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 89%
- Use banking services 88% 70%
- Television 54% 38%
- Mobile phone 83% 71%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 11% 22%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kishan Pur?

■ Kishan Pur · ■ Billawar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.5% 66.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 893
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 877 868
- Working population 36.1% 33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 64.8% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 199 (30%) · ■ Marginal 451 (67%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Billawar
- Rajwalta 2,071 people
- Dewal 2,042 people
- Salor 1,924 people
- Lakhari 1,915 people
- Dhamlar 1,775 people
- Kandharnu 1,668 people
- Pallan 1,651 people
- Aglidhar 1,603 people

All 66 villages in Billawar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kishan Pur? 184203
- How far is Kishan Pur from Kathua? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Kishan Pur? 1,858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kishan Pur in? Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kishan Pur? 74.5% (Census 2011)

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