About Pargawal Village

Pargawal is a large village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,606, made up of 1,850 males and 1,756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1551 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pargawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pargawal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181207
Area (hectares)	1551 hectares
Population	3,606
Male Population	1,850
Female Population	1,756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pargawal compares

By the 2011 count Pargawal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 1551 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Pargawal

Pargawal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pargawal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pargawal from other places

Pargawal lies about 25 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pargawal
Nearest town	Akhnūr	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	25 km
District headquarters	Jammu	25 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	28 km

Villages closest to Pargawal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Pargawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pargawal village had a population of 3,606. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Pargawal village has 1,850 males and 1,756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pargawal has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Pargawal is 181207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pargawal covers 1551 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pargawal falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pargawal is Jammu Tawi, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pargawal.

Pargawal is about 25 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pargawal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 16 km away. Akhnoor is about 25 km away. Jammu is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.