# Gaw Ran Village, Kokernag, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/kokernag/gaw-ran/ Village · Kokernag, Anantnag # Gaw Ran Gaw Ran is a village in Kokernag sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,412 people in 252 households**, the 41st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.9%. - 1,412people (2011) - 252households - 64.6%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Gaw Ran PIN code and other codes Gaw Ran falls in Kokernag sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatMati Handoo -B - Community development blockBreng - Census village code003789 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaw Ran from nearby towns? - Kokernag (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)46 km by road - Kokernag (nearest town)25 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 Gaw Ran? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gaw Ran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Larnoo - ○Degree college10+ km · Kokernag - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Gaw Ran known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include blanket. About 74% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Gaw Ran Of every 100 households in Gaw Ran in 2011, 29 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gaw Ran · ■ Kokernag rural average Electricity for lighting ****29%** **62% Toilet within the home ****72%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **39% Tap water ****44%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****40%** **40% Television ****7%** **24% Mobile phone ****18%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****50%** **30% 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 Gaw Ran? ■ Gaw Ran · ■ Kokernag rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **51.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **914 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **837 Working population ****55.3%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 55.8% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 156 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (7%) · **■** Marginal 561 (72%) 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 Kokernag - Bahali1,759 people - Nar Sanger1,676 people - Hala Pora1,578 people - Khal Har1,536 people - Dan Veth Pora1,250 people - Irkamoo1,079 people - Mohri Pora1,066 people - Cheri Tanzi1,051 people [All 51 villages in Kokernag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/kokernag/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gaw Ran from Anantnag?46 km by road - What is the population of Gaw Ran?1,412 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaw Ran in?Anantnag district (Kokernag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gaw Ran?64.6% (Census 2011)