# Rajal Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/rajal/ Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri # Rajal Rajal is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185151**. The 2011 Census counted **2,774 people in 589 households**, the 5th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 2,774people (2011) - 589households - 81.4%literacy - 185151PIN code ## Rajal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rajal is 185151.** Rajal falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185151 - Gram panchayatRajal - Community development blockNowshehra - Census village code001580 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rajal from nearby towns? - Nowshera (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)50 km by road - Nowshera (nearest town)6 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 Rajal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Rajal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nowshera - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Rajal known for? The main crops are **paddy, maiza and wheat**. About 18% of the 1,398 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Rajal Of every 100 households in Rajal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rajal · ■ Nowshehra rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****33%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **84% Tap water ****76%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **74% Use banking services ****81%** **81% Television ****67%** **47% Mobile phone ****76%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **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 Rajal? ■ Rajal · ■ Nowshehra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **863 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042** **841 Working population ****28.1%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 73.2% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 293 (38%) · **■** Marginal 448 (58%) 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 - Lambehri6,150 people - Nunial5,344 people - Narian4,896 people - Chovki Handan4,129 people - Raj Pur Kamila2,445 people - Hunjana Khanka2,441 people - Bohani2,361 people - Laroka2,357 people [All 56 villages in Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rajal?185151 - How far is Rajal from Rajouri?50 km by road - What is the population of Rajal?2,774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajal in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Rajal?81.4% (Census 2011)