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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/bobia/

Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Bobia

Bobia is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 82 households**, the 103rd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 409people (2011)
- 82households
- 78.3%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Bobia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bobia is 184148.** Bobia falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatBobia
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002100

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

## How far is Bobia from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)41 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)11 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 Bobia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bobia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bobia known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 43% of the 338 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 Bobia

Of every 100 households in Bobia in 2011, 100 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bobia · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**57%

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

**35%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****93%**

**87%

Television ****75%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**27%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Bobia?

■ Bobia · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****553**

**765

Working population ****26.4%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 70.1% for women. 51% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 51 (47%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Maniari442 people
- Spalwan432 people
- Katal Gujran424 people
- Hari Pur Sainiyan418 people
- Parkh Wal409 people
- Ladwal408 people
- Langriyal393 people
- Sherpur Pain388 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bobia?184148
- How far is Bobia from Kathua?41 km by road
- What is the population of Bobia?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bobia in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bobia?78.3% (Census 2011)