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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Khanwal

Khanwal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 113 households**, the 83rd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 538people (2011)
- 113households
- 83.0%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Khanwal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatChak Gupala
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002134

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

## How far is Khanwal from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)14 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 Khanwal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khanwal; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Marheen
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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)18 h summer · 18 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 Khanwal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 88% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Khanwal

Of every 100 households in Khanwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khanwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****11%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**63%

Use banking services ****73%**

**87%

Television ****62%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**27%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khanwal?

■ Khanwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****519**

**765

Working population ****33.8%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 74.8% for women. 50% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 103 (57%) · **■** Marginal 40 (22%)

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

- Maharaj Pur571 people
- Bhatiari Brahmana559 people
- Sultan Pur552 people
- Panjgrain Brahmana544 people
- Chapaki Khurd537 people
- Chak Gupala536 people
- Pantal522 people
- Chhan Chhakri519 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khanwal?184148
- How far is Khanwal from Kathua?30 km by road
- What is the population of Khanwal?538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanwal in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khanwal?83.0% (Census 2011)
