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

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Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri 

# Ghania

Ghania is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185151**. The 2011 Census counted **751 people in 190 households**, the 38th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 751people (2011)
- 190households
- 79.4%literacy
- 185151PIN code

## Ghania PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghania is 185151.** Ghania falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185151
- Gram panchayatGhania
- Community development blockNowshehra
- Census village code001593

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

## How far is Ghania from nearby towns?

- Nowshera (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)48 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town)14 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 Ghania?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Nowshera
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Numal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○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

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Ghania known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 29% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Ghania

Of every 100 households in Ghania in 2011, 94 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghania · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**37%

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

**12%

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

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****84%**

**81%

Television ****57%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Ghania?

■ Ghania · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**841

Working population ****26.5%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 69.1% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 155 (78%) · **■** Marginal 28 (14%)

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

- Man Pur875 people
- Thil Hakima831 people
- Dura Hala830 people
- Kalal830 people
- Rajoa727 people
- Jajot Kandu445 people
- Kothara Jagir406 people
- Kanaheat375 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghania?185151
- How far is Ghania from Rajouri?48 km by road
- What is the population of Ghania?751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghania in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ghania?79.4% (Census 2011)
