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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Spalwan

Spalwan is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **432 people in 76 households**, the 100th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 432people (2011)
- 76households
- 81.6%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Spalwan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatChak Bhagwana
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002097

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

## How far is Spalwan from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)37 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)12 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 Spalwan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Spalwan; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 51% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Spalwan

Of every 100 households in Spalwan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Spalwan · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

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

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**63%

Use banking services ****82%**

**87%

Television ****61%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Spalwan?

■ Spalwan · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172**

**765

Working population ****27.8%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 69.3% for women. 53% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (35%) · **■** Marginal 30 (25%)

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

- Chak Shiba454 people
- Haripur Barhmanan454 people
- Arjan Chak445 people
- Maniari442 people
- Katal Gujran424 people
- Hari Pur Sainiyan418 people
- Bobia409 people
- Parkh Wal409 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Spalwan?184148
- How far is Spalwan from Kathua?37 km by road
- What is the population of Spalwan?432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Spalwan in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Spalwan?81.6% (Census 2011)