# Panchal Village, Banihal, Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ramban/banihal/panchal/ Village · Banihal, Ramban # Panchal Panchal is a village in Banihal sub-district of Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182146**. The 2011 Census counted **3,069 people in 606 households**, the 15th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 3,069people (2011) - 606households - 63.6%literacy - 182146PIN code ## Panchal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Panchal is 182146.** Panchal falls in Banihal sub-district, Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code182146 - Gram panchayatPanchal - Community development blockRamsoo - Census village code004544 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Panchal from nearby towns? - Banihal (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ramban (district HQ)37 km by road - Banihal (nearest town)18 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 Panchal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Panchal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Banihal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Banihal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)6 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 Panchal known for? The main crops are **maize, beans and patato**. About 29% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Panchal Of every 100 households in Panchal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Panchal · ■ Banihal rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **62% Toilet within the home ****7%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **70% Tap water ****87%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****99%** **71% Television ****8%** **13% Mobile phone ****58%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **30% 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 Panchal? ■ Panchal · ■ Banihal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **933 Working population ****20.5%** **27.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 40.9% for women. 38% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 222 (35%) · **■** Marginal 329 (52%) 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 Banihal - Charel Lamber4,454 people - Mangot3,698 people - Gund Adalkoot3,507 people - Hoochak3,111 people - Maho3,047 people - Paristan2,976 people - Seripati2,827 people - Bhangara2,720 people [All 34 villages in Banihal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ramban/banihal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Panchal?182146 - How far is Panchal from Ramban?37 km by road - What is the population of Panchal?3,069 (Census 2011) - Which district is Panchal in?Ramban district (Banihal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Panchal?63.6% (Census 2011)