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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Pathwal

Pathwal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **1,843 people in 351 households**, the 16th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,843people (2011)
- 351households
- 84.5%literacy
- 184144PIN code

## Pathwal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184144
- Gram panchayatPathwal
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002049

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

## How far is Pathwal from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)3 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 Pathwal?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pathwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Pathwal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 48% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Pathwal

Of every 100 households in Pathwal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Pathwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

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

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**78%

Tap water ****97%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**63%

Use banking services ****85%**

**87%

Television ****75%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

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

**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 Pathwal?

■ Pathwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**765

Working population ****28.1%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 74.5% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 324 (63%) · **■** Marginal 85 (16%)

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

- Sehswan2,095 people
- Gurah Mondian2,062 people
- Amala2,021 people
- Charwal1,962 people
- Jandi1,654 people
- Hamir Pur1,596 people
- Changi1,491 people
- Khan Pur1,461 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pathwal?184144
- How far is Pathwal from Kathua?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pathwal?1,843 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pathwal in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Pathwal?84.5% (Census 2011)
