# Dandwat Village, Budhal, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Budhal, Rajouri 

# Dandwat

Dandwat is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185233**. The 2011 Census counted **2,963 people in 533 households**, the 18th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 2,963people (2011)
- 533households
- 47.3%literacy
- 185233PIN code

## Dandwat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dandwat is 185233.** Dandwat falls in Budhal sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185233
- Gram panchayatDandote
- Community development blockBudhal
- Census village code001453

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

## How far is Dandwat from nearby towns?

- Budhal (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)57 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)57 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 Dandwat?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dandwat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Dandwat known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include carpet. About 40% of the 672 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Dandwat

Of every 100 households in Dandwat in 2011, 70 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dandwat · ■ Budhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****96%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**43%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dandwat?

■ Dandwat · ■ Budhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**918

Working population ****48.4%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 29.4% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 469 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (4%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (11%) · **■** Marginal 738 (51%)

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 Budhal

- Mohra3,286 people
- Gondha3,236 people
- Kewal3,192 people
- Gaughroat3,000 people
- Gadyog2,926 people
- Hubbi2,790 people
- Parori Gujjran2,787 people
- Panhad2,597 people

[All 52 villages in Budhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/budhal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dandwat?185233
- How far is Dandwat from Rajouri?57 km by road
- What is the population of Dandwat?2,963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandwat in?Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dandwat?47.3% (Census 2011)