Village · Kishtwar, Kishtwar
# Janwas

Janwas is a village in Kishtwar sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 182204. The 2011 Census counted 1,117 people in 204 households, the 34th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.
- 1,117 people (2011)
- 204 households
- 63.4% literacy
- 182204 PIN code

## Janwas PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Janwas is 182204. Janwas falls in Kishtwar sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 182204
- Gram panchayat Janwas
- Community development block Kishtwar
- Census village code 004679

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

## How far is Janwas from nearby towns?
- Kishtwar (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Janwas?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Janwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 3 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Janwas known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and barley. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 17% of the 1,579 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Janwas

Of every 100 households in Janwas in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Janwas · ■ Kishtwar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 71%
- Toilet within the home 2% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 75%
- Tap water 89% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 88%
- Use banking services 99% 80%
- Television 49% 26%
- Mobile phone 91% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 5% 36%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Janwas?

■ Janwas · ■ Kishtwar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.4% 56.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 930 923
- Working population 39.1% 35.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 49.5% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 179 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 176 (40%) · ■ Marginal 74 (17%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kishtwar
- Bat Koot 1,192 people
- Samna Bhata 1,183 people
- Ajna 1,125 people
- Chbicha Nagsain 1,125 people
- Agral 1,040 people
- Darab 1,002 people
- Gahan 995 people
- Ohli 959 people

All 84 villages in Kishtwar

## Other places named Janwas
- Janwas · Village, Jayal, Nagaur · 748 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Janwas? 182204
- How far is Janwas from Kishtwar? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Janwas? 1,117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janwas in? Kishtwar district (Kishtwar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Janwas? 63.4% (Census 2011)

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