# Kewal Village, Budhal, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Budhal, Rajouri 

# Kewal

Kewal is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185233**. The 2011 Census counted **3,192 people in 584 households**, the 16th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 3,192people (2011)
- 584households
- 50.4%literacy
- 185233PIN code

## Kewal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185233
- Gram panchayatKewal
- Community development blockBudhal
- Census village code001451

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

## How far is Kewal from nearby towns?

- Budhal (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)52 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)52 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 Kewal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kewal known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include carpet. About 27% of the 1,031 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Kewal

Of every 100 households in Kewal in 2011, 82 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kewal · ■ Budhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**93%

Tap water ****73%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**95%

Use banking services ****76%**

**43%

Television ****9%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kewal?

■ Kewal · ■ Budhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**918

Working population ****50.2%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 38.1% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 398 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 419 (26%) · **■** Marginal 757 (47%)

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

- Rehean3,615 people
- Ghondha3,418 people
- Mohra3,286 people
- Gondha3,236 people
- Gaughroat3,000 people
- Dandwat2,963 people
- Gadyog2,926 people
- Hubbi2,790 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kewal?185233
- How far is Kewal from Rajouri?52 km by road
- What is the population of Kewal?3,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewal in?Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kewal?50.4% (Census 2011)