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

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Village · Chenani, Udhampur 

# Kharwa

Kharwa is a village in Chenani sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182161**. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 63 households**, the 35th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 354people (2011)
- 63households
- 52.5%literacy
- 182161PIN code

## Kharwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharwa is 182161.** Kharwa falls in Chenani sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182161
- Gram panchayatMantali
- Community development blockChenani
- Census village code005014

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

## How far is Kharwa from nearby towns?

- Chenani (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chenani (nearest town)14 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 Kharwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kharwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sewna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells 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 Kharwa known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 29% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Kharwa

Of every 100 households in Kharwa in 2011, 81 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharwa · ■ Chenani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**73%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****77%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****74%**

**54%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Kharwa?

■ Kharwa · ■ Chenani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**944

Working population ****29.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 43.0% for women. 58% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Gashand465 people
- Ghumarli415 people
- Kulasar415 people
- Dhar Shiv Garh356 people
- Incha308 people
- Sanget307 people
- Kithir Jagir245 people
- Haridawar225 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharwa?182161
- How far is Kharwa from Udhampur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kharwa?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharwa in?Udhampur district (Chenani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kharwa?52.5% (Census 2011)