# Bachhal Village, Chenani, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Chenani, Udhampur 

# Bachhal

Bachhal is a village in Chenani sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182141**. The 2011 Census counted **983 people in 180 households**, the 25th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 983people (2011)
- 180households
- 60.7%literacy
- 182141PIN code

## Bachhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bachhal is 182141.** Bachhal falls in Chenani sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182141
- Gram panchayatKutwalt
- Community development blockChenani
- Census village code004997

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

## How far is Bachhal from nearby towns?

- Chenani (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chenani (nearest town)10 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 Bachhal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhal; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sudhmahadev
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Bachhal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 37% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Bachhal

Of every 100 households in Bachhal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bachhal · ■ Chenani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**96%

Tap water ****39%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****79%**

**54%

Television ****25%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bachhal?

■ Bachhal · ■ Chenani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**944

Working population ****57.4%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 49.3% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (16%) · **■** Marginal 370 (66%)

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 Chenani

- Mutlea1,583 people
- Bashat1,354 people
- Pachot1,264 people
- Sewna1,234 people
- Mantali983 people
- Mandlot774 people
- Bant614 people
- Bashti570 people

[All 47 villages in Chenani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/chenani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bachhal?182141
- How far is Bachhal from Udhampur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bachhal?983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachhal in?Udhampur district (Chenani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bachhal?60.7% (Census 2011)