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Ghagwal is a town and Panchayat in Samba district in the Jammu division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The town is located 15 kilometres from district headquarters Samba. River Baein flows from east side of Ghagwal. Famous 1750 years old, Narsingh Dham Mandir is situated in Middle of Ghagwal and is also known as "Heart of Ghagwal". Before 2006 Ghagwal was part of Kathua District of Jammu Division. Ghagwal Town is Also Headquarter of Tehsil and Sub Division Office of Ghagwal. Govt. Degree College, Ghagwal is currently functional in Temporary Building.[4]

Ghagwal
Town
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Coordinates: 32.51°N 75.20°E / 32.51; 75.20
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Samba[1]
Tehsil	Ghagwal
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,520[2]
Languages
• Spoken	Dogri, Hindi,
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	184141[3]
Vehicle registration	JK21

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Ghagwal has 312 households.[2] The literacy rate of Ghagwal village was 83.56% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kalarooch, Male literacy stands at 91.72% while the female literacy rate was 75.08%.

Demographics (2011 Census)

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1520	788	732
Children aged below 6 years	194	112	82
Scheduled caste	656	335	321
Scheduled tribe	10	4	6
Literacy	83.56%	91.72%	75.08%
Workers (all)	390	354	36
Main workers (total)	288	–	–
Marginal workers (total)	102	97	5

Transport

Road

Ghagwal is connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Srinagar-Kanyakumari Highway NH-44 .

Rail

The nearest railway station to Ghagwal is the Ghagwal railway station located in the village.

Air

The nearest airport is Jammu Airport located at a distance of 45 kilometres and is a 1-hour drive.

See also

• Jammu and Kashmir
• Samba district
• Samba

References

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