# Bonthal Village, Rajauri, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Rajauri, Rajouri 

# Bonthal

Bonthal is a village in Rajauri sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185151**. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 47 households**, the 108th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 298people (2011)
- 47households
- 50.2%literacy
- 185151PIN code

## Bonthal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185151
- Gram panchayatThothali Poonthal
- Community development blockRajouri
- Census village code001387

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

## How far is Bonthal from nearby towns?

- Rajouri (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)22 km by road
- Rajouri (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 Bonthal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bonthal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salsakote
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Bonthal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include carpet. About 15% of the 184 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 Bonthal

Of every 100 households in Bonthal in 2011, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bonthal · ■ Rajauri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**86%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****8%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****47%**

**69%

Television ****6%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**28%

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 Bonthal?

■ Bonthal · ■ Rajauri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****543**

**860

Working population ****42.6%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 41.1% for women. 38% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 55 (43%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 70 (55%)

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 Rajauri

- Kapa Kah367 people
- Thakrian359 people
- Naga Nar358 people
- Gonni317 people
- Naghun293 people
- Cheneni Bagala260 people
- Chahrol251 people
- Samian200 people

[All 121 villages in Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bonthal?185151
- How far is Bonthal from Rajouri?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bonthal?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bonthal in?Rajouri district (Rajauri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bonthal?50.2% (Census 2011)