# Batwas Village, Atholi, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Atholi, Kishtwar 

# Batwas

Batwas is a village in Atholi sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182204**. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 41 households**, the 28th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 259people (2011)
- 41households
- 60.5%literacy
- 182204PIN code

## Batwas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Batwas is 182204.** Batwas falls in Atholi sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182204
- Gram panchayatTun
- Community development blockPadder
- Census village code004792

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

## How far is Batwas from nearby towns?

- Atholi (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)125 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town)125 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 Batwas?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Batwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Atholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Batwas known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. Products made here include wollen blankets, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 3% of the 964 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 Batwas

Of every 100 households in Batwas in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Batwas · ■ Atholi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**83%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Batwas?

■ Batwas · ■ Atholi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**889

Working population ****25.5%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 42.9% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 52 (79%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (20%)

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 Atholi

- Chashoti336 people
- Machail312 people
- Kidru291 people
- Hamori261 people
- Muthal251 people
- Tun228 people
- Chug222 people
- Layee218 people

[All 32 villages in Atholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/atholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Batwas?182204
- How far is Batwas from Kishtwar?125 km by road
- What is the population of Batwas?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Batwas in?Kishtwar district (Atholi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Batwas?60.5% (Census 2011)