Village · Kalakote, Rajouri
# Punjnara

Punjnara is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185202. The 2011 Census counted 721 people in 174 households, the 31st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.
- 721 people (2011)
- 174 households
- 75.2% literacy
- 185202 PIN code

## Punjnara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Punjnara is 185202. Punjnara falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 185202
- Gram panchayat Bathera
- Community development block Kalakote
- Census village code 001534

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Punjnara from nearby towns?
- Kalakote (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Nowshehra (nearest town) 27 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Punjnara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Punjnara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sial Sui
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Punjnara known for?

The main crops are paddy, maiza and wheat. About 17% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Punjnara

Of every 100 households in Punjnara in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punjnara · ■ Kalakote rural average
- Electricity for lighting 75% 71%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 16%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 99% 67%
- Television 5% 18%
- Mobile phone 27% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 61% 42%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Punjnara?

■ Punjnara · ■ Kalakote rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.2% 59.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 830 919
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 627 866
- Working population 55.5% 53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 72.1% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 142 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 39 (10%) · ■ Marginal 218 (54%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kalakote
- Sarotah 790 people
- Malhorin 785 people
- Chanipur 774 people
- Panjah 756 people
- Anand 694 people
- Barmandal 694 people
- Gharat 680 people
- Jata Mahlian 654 people

All 69 villages in Kalakote

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Punjnara? 185202
- How far is Punjnara from Rajouri? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Punjnara? 721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punjnara in? Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Punjnara? 75.2% (Census 2011)

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