# Bhajwal Village, Sunderbani, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sunderbani, Rajouri 

# Bhajwal

Bhajwal is a village in Sunderbani sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185153**. The 2011 Census counted **7,101 people in 1,647 households**, the 1st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 7,101people (2011)
- 1,647households
- 82.9%literacy
- 185153PIN code

## Bhajwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhajwal is 185153.** Bhajwal falls in Sunderbani sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185153
- Gram panchayatBhajwal
- Community development blockSunderbani
- Census village code001650

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

## How far is Bhajwal from nearby towns?

- Sunderbani (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sunderbani (nearest town)26 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 Bhajwal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhajwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 5 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sunderbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Bhajwal known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include oil seeds. About 39% of the 3,036 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Bhajwal

Of every 100 households in Bhajwal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bhajwal · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**88%

Tap water ****36%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**82%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****70%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhajwal?

■ Bhajwal · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**827

Working population ****37.4%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 75.7% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 933 (35%) · **■** Marginal 1,494 (56%)

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 Sunderbani

- Kangri6,448 people
- Sehot4,244 people
- Hathal3,287 people
- Chehni3,278 people

[All 43 villages in Sunderbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhajwal?185153
- How far is Bhajwal from Rajouri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bhajwal?7,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhajwal in?Rajouri district (Sunderbani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bhajwal?82.9% (Census 2011)
