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

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Village · Chenani, Udhampur 

# Ghantwal

Ghantwal is a village in Chenani sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182141**. The 2011 Census counted **1,606 people in 286 households**, the 19th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 1,606people (2011)
- 286households
- 63.8%literacy
- 182141PIN code

## Ghantwal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code182141
- Gram panchayatGhantwal
- Community development blockChenani
- Census village code004982

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

## How far is Ghantwal from nearby towns?

- Chenani (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chenani (nearest town)3 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 Ghantwal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghantwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chenani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Ghantwal known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 37% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Ghantwal

Of every 100 households in Ghantwal in 2011, 81 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghantwal · ■ Chenani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****73%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**97%

Use banking services ****61%**

**54%

Television ****32%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

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 Ghantwal?

■ Ghantwal · ■ Chenani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**944

Working population ****54.8%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 50.8% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 158 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 209 (24%) · **■** Marginal 473 (54%)

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

- Charat1,826 people
- Kutwalt1,720 people
- Marothi1,700 people
- Challyar1,655 people
- Bain1,603 people
- Mutlea1,583 people
- Bashat1,354 people
- Pachot1,264 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghantwal?182141
- How far is Ghantwal from Udhampur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ghantwal?1,606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghantwal in?Udhampur district (Chenani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ghantwal?63.8% (Census 2011)