Village · Dooru, Anantnag # Qamar Qamar is a village in Dooru sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 4,707 people in 609 households, the 11th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 4,707 people (2011) - 609 households - 55.8% literacy - 837 females per 1,000 males ## Qamar PIN code and other codes Qamar falls in Dooru sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Qamar A B - Community development block Shahabad - Census village code 003869 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Qamar from nearby towns? - Dooru (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ) 25 km by road - Verinag (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Qamar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Qamar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office 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 ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dooru - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dooru - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anantnag - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Qamar known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include carpet. About 59% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Qamar Of every 100 households in Qamar in 2011, 74 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Qamar · ■ Dooru rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 72% - Toilet within the home 43% 55% - No toilet (open defecation) 56% 35% - Tap water 78% 72% - Drinking water within premises 28% 35% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 90% - Use banking services 24% 44% - Television 14% 35% - Mobile phone 38% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 48% 20% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Qamar? ■ Qamar · ■ Dooru rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.8% 63.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 837 907 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 733 825 - Working population 34.3% 31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.6% for men and 43.5% for women. 35% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 43 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (5%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 172 (11%) · ■ Marginal 1,316 (81%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dooru - Forest Block 5,102 people - Yar Khushi Pora 5,102 people - Manz Moh 5,016 people - Rain Cho Gund 5,008 people - Nusoo Badra Gund 4,667 people - Sadi Wara 3,899 people - Vesu 3,772 people - Halsidar 3,722 people All 62 villages in Dooru ## Quick answers - How far is Qamar from Anantnag? 25 km by road - What is the population of Qamar? 4,707 (Census 2011) - Which district is Qamar in? Anantnag district (Dooru sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Qamar? 55.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/dooru/qamar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.