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

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Palehal

Palehal is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,483 people in 310 households**, the 49th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,483people (2011)
- 310households
- 75.0%literacy
- 184202PIN code

## Palehal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palehal is 184202.** Palehal falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184202
- Gram panchayatPalehal
- Community development blockBillawar
- Census village code001697

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

## How far is Palehal from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)50 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)28 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 Palehal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Palehal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parnalla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Palehal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 39% of the 440 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 Palehal

Of every 100 households in Palehal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Palehal · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**88%

Tap water ****94%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****86%**

**70%

Television ****61%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Palehal?

■ Palehal · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**868

Working population ****26.0%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 238 (62%) · **■** Marginal 78 (20%)

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

- Amwala1,602 people
- Seri1,573 people
- Muni1,525 people
- Mandli1,503 people
- Kaha1,471 people
- Bathari1,411 people
- Kachhir1,399 people
- Bhattwal1,393 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palehal?184202
- How far is Palehal from Kathua?50 km by road
- What is the population of Palehal?1,483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palehal in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Palehal?75.0% (Census 2011)