# Bhagwal Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Bhagwal

Bhagwal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184147**. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 76 households**, the 111th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 356people (2011)
- 76households
- 81.0%literacy
- 184147PIN code

## Bhagwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhagwal is 184147.** Bhagwal falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184147
- Gram panchayatChhanarorian
- Community development blockBarnoti
- Census village code002055

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

## How far is Bhagwal from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)20 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)12 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 Bhagwal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Bhagwal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 87% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Bhagwal

Of every 100 households in Bhagwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**78%

Tap water ****32%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**63%

Use banking services ****97%**

**87%

Television ****71%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

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

**11%

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 Bhagwal?

■ Bhagwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**765

Working population ****29.8%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 73.9% for women. 56% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 30 (28%) · **■** Marginal 43 (41%)

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 Hiranagar

- Sherpur Pain388 people
- Jugial372 people
- Kandiyal369 people
- Basi Jamwal360 people
- Balahn Bala355 people
- Chak Kahna353 people
- Khanak349 people
- Mathra Chak347 people

[All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhagwal?184147
- How far is Bhagwal from Kathua?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bhagwal?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagwal in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagwal?81.0% (Census 2011)