# Krandi-Gam Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/krandi-gam/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Krandi-Gam Krandi-Gam is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,445 people in 333 households**, the 13th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 2,445people (2011) - 333households - 61.4%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Krandi-Gam PIN code and other codes Krandi-Gam falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKrandi-Gam - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003617 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Krandi-Gam from nearby towns? - Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)12 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 Krandi-Gam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Krandi-Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 4 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 Krandi-Gam known for? Products made here include cricketbat. About 73% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Krandi-Gam Of every 100 households in Krandi-Gam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Krandi-Gam · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****38%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **38% Tap water ****83%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****98%** **71% Television ****66%** **52% Mobile phone ****83%** **79% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Krandi-Gam? ■ Krandi-Gam · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **870 Working population ****47.7%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 44.8% for women. 43% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 225 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (4%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 173 (15%) · **■** Marginal 703 (60%) 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 - Veeri2,753 people - Opzan2,727 people - Beya Warah2,553 people - Khush Roi Kalan2,547 people - Hati Gam2,308 people - Shala Gam2,247 people - Semithan.2,213 people - Mahind2,208 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Krandi-Gam from Anantnag?12 km by road - What is the population of Krandi-Gam?2,445 (Census 2011) - Which district is Krandi-Gam in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Krandi-Gam?61.4% (Census 2011)