# Badhanu Village, Kalakote, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Kalakote, Rajouri 

# Badhanu

Badhanu is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185202**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 65 households**, the 59th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 265people (2011)
- 65households
- 82.2%literacy
- 185202PIN code

## Badhanu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Badhanu is 185202.** Badhanu falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185202
- Gram panchayatDharamsal
- Community development blockKalakote
- Census village code001548

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

## How far is Badhanu from nearby towns?

- Kalakote (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sundernabi (nearest town)30 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 Badhanu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Badhanu; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Solki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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

- Drinking watercovered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Badhanu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maiza and paddy**. About 29% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Badhanu

Of every 100 households in Badhanu in 2011, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Badhanu · ■ Kalakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****49%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**67%

Television ****42%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**42%

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 Badhanu?

■ Badhanu · ■ Kalakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**866

Working population ****49.8%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 73.2% for women. 45% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (27%) · **■** Marginal 87 (66%)

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 Kalakote

- Pahli Brahamana363 people
- Deolian340 people
- Darnghar339 people
- Panglot298 people
- Narotha256 people
- Pondal251 people
- Chak Pate228 people
- Salheri165 people

[All 69 villages in Kalakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Badhanu?185202
- How far is Badhanu from Rajouri?70 km by road
- What is the population of Badhanu?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badhanu in?Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Badhanu?82.2% (Census 2011)