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

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Village · Budhal, Rajouri 

# Kotchalwal

Kotchalwal is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185233**. The 2011 Census counted **1,892 people in 371 households**, the 29th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 1,892people (2011)
- 371households
- 34.8%literacy
- 185233PIN code

## Kotchalwal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185233
- Gram panchayatKotchalwal
- Community development blockBudhal
- Census village code001479

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

## How far is Kotchalwal from nearby towns?

- Budhal (sub-district HQ)103 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 Kotchalwal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kotchalwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khawas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 Kotchalwal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include chain stich. About 12% of the 1,558 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Kotchalwal

Of every 100 households in Kotchalwal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotchalwal · ■ Budhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****3%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****63%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kotchalwal?

■ Kotchalwal · ■ Budhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.8%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**918

Working population ****56.8%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.3% for men and 23.9% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 423 (39%) · **■** Other work 55 (5%) · **■** Marginal 596 (55%)

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

- Bhela2,385 people
- Darman2,346 people
- Kurhed2,114 people
- Narla1,973 people
- Tralla Gujjran1,838 people
- Behinambal1,756 people
- Tarkasi1,732 people
- Phalini1,685 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotchalwal?185233
- How far is Kotchalwal from Rajouri?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kotchalwal?1,892 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotchalwal in?Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kotchalwal?34.8% (Census 2011)