# Parkh Wal Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Parkh Wal

Parkh Wal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 85 households**, the 104th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 409people (2011)
- 85households
- 70.9%literacy
- 184144PIN code

## Parkh Wal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184144
- Gram panchayatGehr
- Community development blockBarnoti
- Census village code002070

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

## How far is Parkh Wal from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)40 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)13 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 Parkh Wal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Parkh Wal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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)12 h summer · 12 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 Parkh Wal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 88% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Parkh Wal

Of every 100 households in Parkh Wal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Parkh Wal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****49%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**63%

Use banking services ****92%**

**87%

Television ****68%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**27%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Parkh Wal?

■ Parkh Wal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****763**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**765

Working population ****32.0%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 66.0% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 66 (50%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Spalwan432 people
- Katal Gujran424 people
- Hari Pur Sainiyan418 people
- Bobia409 people
- Ladwal408 people
- Langriyal393 people
- Sherpur Pain388 people
- Jugial372 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parkh Wal?184144
- How far is Parkh Wal from Kathua?40 km by road
- What is the population of Parkh Wal?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parkh Wal in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Parkh Wal?70.9% (Census 2011)