Palwan, Akhnoor

Palwan is a village located in the Akhnoor Tehsil of Jammu district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Akhnoor block and comes under Sungal Lower-B (Palwan) Halqa Panchayat.

As on May 2024, the current population of Palwan is 812 out of which 434 are males and rest 378 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 871 females per 1000 males. There are around 79 teenagers in Palwan. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 536 persons can read and write. Total 370 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 188 households in Palwan, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 225. The pincode of Palwan is 181201 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Akhnoor Sub Post office
• Pacca Danga Akhnoor Sub Post office
• Bamal Colony Branch Post office
• Brui Branch Post office
• Gandharwan Branch Post office

Schools

Palwan has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt. Middle School Palwan
• Primary School Lower Palwan
• Primary School Upper Palwan

Hospitals

Palwan has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Bala Sub-Center
• Sub-Center Dhok Khalsa
• Sub-Center Bardhal Khurd
• Piyan Sub-Center
• Sub-Center Tanda

Banks

Palwan has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• ICICI Bank Akhnoor
• Indian Bank Akhnoor
• Jammu & Kashmir Bank Maira Mandrian Jammu
• Punjab National Bank Akhnoor Jammu
• State Bank of India Akhnoor