# Arow Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag 

# Arow

Arow is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 204 households**, the 51st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 638people (2011)
- 204households
- 54.0%literacy
- 729females per 1,000 males

## Arow PIN code and other codes

Arow falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatArow
- Community development blockKavnipora
- Census village code003517

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Arow from nearby towns?

- Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)62 km by road
- Pahalgam (nearest town)12 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 Arow?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Arow; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kullar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pahalgam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seer
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Arow known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Arow

Of every 100 households in Arow in 2011, 65 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Arow · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**62%

Tap water ****62%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****84%**

**62%

Television ****34%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****55%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 Arow?

■ Arow · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****729**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1350**

**916

Working population ****38.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 31.2% for women. 64% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (32%) · **■** Other work 139 (57%) · **■** Marginal 26 (11%)

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 Pahalgam

- Bot Kote Gujran751 people
- Trail702 people
- Rakhi Chandi Pora700 people
- Srangsoo660 people
- Diaroo636 people
- Chhani Gam602 people
- Jummoh556 people
- Yanier505 people

[All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arow from Anantnag?62 km by road
- What is the population of Arow?638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arow in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Arow?54.0% (Census 2011)