Village · Dooru, Anantnag # Gawas Gawas is a village in Dooru sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192212. The 2011 Census counted 2,613 people in 355 households, the 27th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,613 people (2011) - 355 households - 56.7% literacy - 192212 PIN code ## Gawas PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gawas is 192212. Gawas falls in Dooru sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 192212 - Gram panchayat Gawas - Community development block Shahabad - Census village code 003871 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gawas from nearby towns? - Dooru (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ) 40 km by road - Verinag (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gawas? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gawas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dooru - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dooru - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anantnag - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gawas known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include carpet. About 51% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gawas Of every 100 households in Gawas in 2011, 92 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gawas · ■ Dooru rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 72% - Toilet within the home 70% 55% - No toilet (open defecation) 16% 35% - Tap water 74% 72% - Drinking water within premises 30% 35% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 90% - Use banking services 17% 44% - Television 6% 35% - Mobile phone 34% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 52% 20% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gawas? ■ Gawas · ■ Dooru rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 63.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 817 907 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 506 825 - Working population 33.8% 31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 48.0% for women. 31% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 151 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 52 (6%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 221 (25%) · ■ Marginal 458 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dooru - Kriri Shah Abad 2,704 people - Hillar Shah Abad 2,702 people - Irote Damjan 2,674 people - Bragam 2,629 people - Kewah 2,586 people - Thaman Kote 2,561 people - Yar Kochi 2,538 people - Mahmoodabad 2,489 people All 62 villages in Dooru ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gawas? 192212 - How far is Gawas from Anantnag? 40 km by road - What is the population of Gawas? 2,613 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gawas in? Anantnag district (Dooru sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gawas? 56.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/dooru/gawas/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.