# Meera Gund Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/meera-gund/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Meera Gund Meera Gund is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **116 people in 14 households**, the 51st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 116people (2011) - 14households - 67.0%literacy - 1,275females per 1,000 males ## Meera Gund PIN code and other codes Meera Gund falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKanalwan - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003609 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meera Gund from nearby towns? - Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)15 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)7 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 Meera Gund? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Meera Gund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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 - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Meera Gund known for? The main crops are **paddy and apple**. Products made here include crewel. About 77% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Meera Gund Of every 100 households in Meera Gund in 2011, 86 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meera Gund · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **93% Toilet within the home ****86%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **38% Tap water ****93%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****93%** **71% Television ****57%** **52% Mobile phone ****93%** **79% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Meera Gund? ■ Meera Gund · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1275** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2800** **870 Working population ****54.3%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 54.9% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 11 (17%) · **■** Other work 9 (14%) · **■** Marginal 43 (68%) 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 - Hamzeh Pora406 people - Inder Mooni346 people - Trubji308 people - Rakh Hassain Pora244 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Meera Gund from Anantnag?15 km by road - What is the population of Meera Gund?116 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meera Gund in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Meera Gund?67.0% (Census 2011)