# Gori Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag 

# Gori

Gori is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,801 people in 512 households**, the 7th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 3,801people (2011)
- 512households
- 61.0%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Gori PIN code and other codes

Gori falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatGori
- Community development blockDachanipora
- Census village code003620

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

## How far is Gori from nearby towns?

- Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)6 km by road
- Beijbehara (nearest town)6 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 Gori?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gori; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijbehara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Anantnag
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anantnag
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 Gori known for?

Products made here include carpet and crewel. About 68% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Gori

Of every 100 households in Gori in 2011, 98 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gori · ■ Bijbehara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**38%

Tap water ****71%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**71%

Television ****56%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

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 Gori?

■ Gori · ■ Bijbehara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**870

Working population ****33.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 48.1% for women. 40% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (7%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 430 (34%) · **■** Marginal 616 (49%)

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

- Jabli Pora7,584 people
- Sir Hama5,960 people
- Waghama5,429 people
- Kanalwan3,822 people
- Haussan Pora Bagh2,967 people
- Veeri2,753 people
- Opzan2,727 people
- Beya Warah2,553 people

[All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gori from Anantnag?6 km by road
- What is the population of Gori?3,801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gori in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gori?61.0% (Census 2011)
