Village · Hiranagar, Kathua
# Bhayia

Bhayia is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184144. The 2011 Census counted 2,145 people in 427 households, the 11th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.
- 2,145 people (2011)
- 427 households
- 79.1% literacy
- 184144 PIN code

## Bhayia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhayia is 184144. Bhayia falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 184144
- Gram panchayat Bhayia
- Community development block Hiranagar
- Census village code 001987

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

## How far is Bhayia from nearby towns?
- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town) 4 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bhayia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhayia; 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
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhayia known for?

The main crops are wheat and paddy. About 47% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhayia

Of every 100 households in Bhayia in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhayia · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 14% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 78%
- Tap water 96% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 32% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 67% 63%
- Use banking services 90% 87%
- Television 81% 70%
- Mobile phone 83% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 26% 27%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 9% 11%
- Own their home 90% 99%

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

## What is the population of Bhayia?

■ Bhayia · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.1% 79.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 885 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 899 765
- Working population 29.2% 29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 70.2% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 19 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 514 (82%) · ■ Marginal 88 (14%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar
- Maila 2,569 people
- Chhan Rorian 2,412 people
- Chak Haria 2,275 people
- Katli 2,162 people
- Sehswan 2,095 people
- Gurah Mondian 2,062 people
- Amala 2,021 people
- Charwal 1,962 people

All 203 villages in Hiranagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhayia? 184144
- How far is Bhayia from Kathua? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Bhayia? 2,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhayia in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bhayia? 79.1% (Census 2011)

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