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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Candwan

Candwan is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **1,316 people in 267 households**, the 24th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,316people (2011)
- 267households
- 88.1%literacy
- 184144PIN code

## Candwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Candwan is 184144.** Candwan falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184144
- Gram panchayatCandwan
- Community development blockBarnoti
- Census village code002017

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

## How far is Candwan from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)20 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)7 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 Candwan?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Candwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Candwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mash**. About 65% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Candwan

Of every 100 households in Candwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Candwan · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****88%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Candwan?

■ Candwan · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**765

Working population ****24.2%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 83.4% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 212 (67%) · **■** Marginal 92 (29%)

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

- Khan Pur1,461 people
- Salal Pur1,439 people
- Chhan Khatriyan1,425 people
- Chak Nathal1,421 people
- Kore Punoo1,315 people
- Stoora1,297 people
- Chhan Datial1,182 people
- Kishan Pur Kandi1,141 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Candwan?184144
- How far is Candwan from Kathua?20 km by road
- What is the population of Candwan?1,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Candwan in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Candwan?88.1% (Census 2011)