# Bohani Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri 

# Bohani

Bohani is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185155**. The 2011 Census counted **2,361 people in 601 households**, the 8th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 2,361people (2011)
- 601households
- 82.0%literacy
- 185155PIN code

## Bohani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bohani is 185155.** Bohani falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185155
- Gram panchayatBohani
- Community development blockNowshehra
- Census village code001569

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

## How far is Bohani from nearby towns?

- Nowshera (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)73 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town)22 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 Bohani?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bohani; 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 · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bohani known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 15% of the 1,884 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Bohani

Of every 100 households in Bohani in 2011, 96 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bohani · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**84%

Tap water ****33%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**74%

Use banking services ****98%**

**81%

Television ****47%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Bohani?

■ Bohani · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**841

Working population ****23.8%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 74.3% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 119 (21%) · **■** Marginal 239 (42%)

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 Nowshehra

- Chovki Handan4,129 people
- Rajal2,774 people
- Raj Pur Kamila2,445 people
- Hunjana Khanka2,441 people
- Laroka2,357 people
- Mangal Devi2,277 people
- Dharat2,253 people
- Lam1,919 people

[All 56 villages in Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bohani?185155
- How far is Bohani from Rajouri?73 km by road
- What is the population of Bohani?2,361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bohani in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bohani?82.0% (Census 2011)
