# Aswara Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/aswara/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Aswara Aswara is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **992 people in 167 households**, the 36th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 992people (2011) - 167households - 54.6%literacy - 1,088females per 1,000 males ## Aswara PIN code and other codes Aswara falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKanalwan - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003608 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aswara from nearby towns? - Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)14 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)5 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 Aswara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Aswara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kanelwoon - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Aswara known for? The main crops are **paddy and apple**. Products made here include crewel. About 86% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Aswara Of every 100 households in Aswara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Aswara · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****86%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **38% Tap water ****67%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****89%** **71% Television ****58%** **52% Mobile phone ****80%** **79% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Aswara? ■ Aswara · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067** **870 Working population ****57.7%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.8% for men and 41.6% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (24%) · **■** Marginal 333 (58%) 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 Bijbehara - Kandi Pora1,197 people - Gund Chel1,098 people - Ader1,016 people - Takia Bal995 people - Sangam974 people - Thaji War870 people - Subhan Pahari744 people - Chini Gund739 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aswara from Anantnag?14 km by road - What is the population of Aswara?992 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aswara in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Aswara?54.6% (Census 2011)