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

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Village · Budhal, Rajouri 

# Khowas

Khowas is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185233**. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 190 households**, the 41st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 944people (2011)
- 190households
- 58.1%literacy
- 185233PIN code

## Khowas PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185233
- Gram panchayatKhowas
- Community development blockBudhal
- Census village code001473

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

## How far is Khowas from nearby towns?

- Budhal (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)72 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)72 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 Khowas?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Khowas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Khowas known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include chain stich. About 28% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Khowas

Of every 100 households in Khowas in 2011, 68 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khowas · ■ Budhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**93%

Tap water ****49%**

**33%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**43%

Television ****20%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Khowas?

■ Khowas · ■ Budhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**918

Working population ****61.5%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 47.5% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (9%) · **■** Marginal 362 (62%)

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

- Larkoti1,210 people
- Chambi Trar1,153 people
- Gurasarkari1,069 people
- Owdan975 people
- Panjnara922 people
- Shapur792 people
- Soker681 people
- Ponda Naka517 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khowas?185233
- How far is Khowas from Rajouri?72 km by road
- What is the population of Khowas?944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khowas in?Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khowas?58.1% (Census 2011)