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

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Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag 

# Mowrah

Mowrah is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,077 people in 196 households**, the 34th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 1,077people (2011)
- 196households
- 44.7%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Mowrah PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatWajoora
- Community development blockDachanipora
- Census village code003529

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

## How far is Mowrah from nearby towns?

- Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)30 km by road
- Pahalgam (nearest town)14 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 Mowrah?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mowrah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ashmuqam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seer
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Mowrah known for?

The main crops are **walnut**. About 92% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Mowrah

Of every 100 households in Mowrah in 2011, 67 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mowrah · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**62%

Tap water ****80%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**62%

Television ****21%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mowrah?

■ Mowrah · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.7%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**916

Working population ****38.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 28.2% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (9%) · **■** Marginal 373 (89%)

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

- Vir Siran1,218 people
- Manzi Gam1,165 people
- Chandri Gam1,107 people
- Dadran Khandi Pora1,097 people
- Gansh Pora1,058 people
- Shum Hall1,051 people
- Hangal Pahoo1,038 people
- Singh Pora1,023 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mowrah from Anantnag?30 km by road
- What is the population of Mowrah?1,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mowrah in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Mowrah?44.7% (Census 2011)