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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Malwan

Malwan is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **180 people in 42 households**, the 162nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 180people (2011)
- 42households
- 83.6%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Malwan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatChak Disa Choudharian
- Community development blockBarnoti
- Census village code002069

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

## How far is Malwan from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)22 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)15 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 Malwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Malwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 96% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Malwan

Of every 100 households in Malwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malwan · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****80%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**27%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Malwan?

■ Malwan · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**765

Working population ****27.2%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 81.9% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 24 (49%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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

- Khurar206 people
- Koper201 people
- Barmal199 people
- Chak Changa196 people
- Chak Jangi176 people
- Chak Dhari157 people
- Partyal152 people
- Bhati Mehru142 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malwan?184148
- How far is Malwan from Kathua?22 km by road
- What is the population of Malwan?180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malwan in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Malwan?83.6% (Census 2011)