Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag
# Awoora

Awoora is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 962 people in 160 households, the 41st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.
- 962 people (2011)
- 160 households
- 43.4% literacy
- 846 females per 1,000 males

## Awoora PIN code and other codes

Awoora falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Logripora
- Community development block Dachanipora
- Census village code 003526

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Awoora from nearby towns?
- Pahalgam (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Pahalgam (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Awoora?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Awoora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kullar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bijbehara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Seer
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 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 Awoora known for?

The main crops are walnut. About 39% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Awoora

Of every 100 households in Awoora in 2011, 77 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Awoora · ■ Pahalgam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 77% 57%
- Toilet within the home 22% 31%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 62%
- Tap water 57% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 33%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 93%
- Use banking services 46% 62%
- Television 19% 29%
- Mobile phone 39% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 46% 32%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Awoora?

■ Awoora · ■ Pahalgam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.4% 49.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 846 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 819 916
- Working population 31.6% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 32.8% for women. 39% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 115 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (3%) · ■ Other work 38 (12%) · ■ Marginal 142 (47%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pahalgam
- Hangal Pahoo 1,038 people
- Singh Pora 1,023 people
- Dirhama 986 people
- Wajoora 966 people
- Kohilangoojran 951 people
- Grand Aish 927 people
- Chrari Gam 916 people
- Fraslana 812 people

All 66 villages in Pahalgam

## Quick answers
- How far is Awoora from Anantnag? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Awoora? 962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awoora in? Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Awoora? 43.4% (Census 2011)

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