# Niwah Village, Pulwama, Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Pulwama, Pulwama 

# Niwah

Niwah is a village in Pulwama sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,810 people in 405 households**, the 24th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,810people (2011)
- 405households
- 57.8%literacy
- 192301PIN code

## Niwah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Niwah is 192301.** Niwah falls in Pulwama sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code192301
- Gram panchayatNiwah
- Community development blockKakapora
- Census village code003155

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

## How far is Niwah from nearby towns?

- Pulwama (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Pulwama (district HQ)5 km by road
- Pulwama (nearest town)6 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 Niwah?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Niwah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pulwama
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pulwama
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 Niwah known for?

The main crops are **paddy, oilseeds and walnut**. About 69% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Niwah

Of every 100 households in Niwah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Niwah · ■ Pulwama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**29%

Tap water ****91%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**86%

Use banking services ****77%**

**60%

Television ****72%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**7%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

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 Niwah?

■ Niwah · ■ Pulwama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**793

Working population ****34.4%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 47.2% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (5%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 385 (40%) · **■** Marginal 345 (36%)

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 Pulwama

- Chand Gam3,031 people
- Trichal2,915 people
- Abhama2,856 people
- Lajora2,823 people
- Gangoo2,675 people
- Kalam Pora2,606 people
- Gusu2,560 people
- Nihama2,438 people

[All 191 villages in Pulwama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pulwama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Niwah?192301
- How far is Niwah from Pulwama?5 km by road
- What is the population of Niwah?2,810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Niwah in?Pulwama district (Pulwama sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Niwah?57.8% (Census 2011)
