Village · Hiranagar, Kathua
# Sanjwan

Sanjwan is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184148. The 2011 Census counted 725 people in 131 households, the 59th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.
- 725 people (2011)
- 131 households
- 75.4% literacy
- 184148 PIN code

## Sanjwan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sanjwan is 184148. Sanjwan falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 184148
- Gram panchayat Hamirpur
- Community development block Barnoti
- Census village code 002118

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sanjwan from nearby towns?
- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sanjwan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sanjwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kathua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kathua
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sanjwan known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 80% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sanjwan

Of every 100 households in Sanjwan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sanjwan · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 97%
- Toilet within the home 8% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 78%
- Tap water 90% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 45% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 54% 63%
- Use banking services 79% 87%
- Television 67% 70%
- Mobile phone 78% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 23% 27%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 10% 11%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sanjwan?

■ Sanjwan · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.4% 79.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 854 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 618 765
- Working population 28.0% 29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 67.1% for women. 51% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 58 (29%) · ■ Household industry 12 (6%) · ■ Other work 72 (35%) · ■ Marginal 61 (30%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar
- Chak Mahesha 775 people
- Chhan Lal Din 769 people
- Chak Chhabba 756 people
- Sukhdev Pur 733 people
- Mandleyal 718 people
- Chak Bannun 700 people
- Sahllan 690 people
- Saniyal 686 people

All 203 villages in Hiranagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sanjwan? 184148
- How far is Sanjwan from Kathua? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Sanjwan? 725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanjwan in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sanjwan? 75.4% (Census 2011)

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