# Gamboora Village, Beerwah, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Beerwah, Badgam 

# Gamboora

Gamboora is a village in Beerwah sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,825 people in 278 households**, the 27th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 1,825people (2011)
- 278households
- 55.8%literacy
- 193401PIN code

## Gamboora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamboora is 193401.** Gamboora falls in Beerwah sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193401
- Gram panchayatAri Panthan
- Community development blockBeerwah
- Census village code000493

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

## How far is Gamboora from nearby towns?

- Beerwah (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)29 km by road
- Magam (nearest town)7 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 Gamboora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Magam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Gamboora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpet, embriodery and sozni. About 77% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Gamboora

Of every 100 households in Gamboora in 2011, 86 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gamboora · ■ Beerwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**9%

Tap water ****95%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****35%**

**60%

Television ****72%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gamboora?

■ Gamboora · ■ Beerwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**741

Working population ****23.0%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 45.5% for women. 38% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 138 (33%) · **■** Marginal 179 (43%)

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 Beerwah

- Otilgam1,919 people
- Gagar Pora1,879 people
- Hardu Mala Pora1,852 people
- Watal Pora Banda Pora1,847 people
- Buna Zanigam1,775 people
- Gori Pora1,681 people
- Kanihama1,672 people
- Churu Mujru1,609 people

[All 104 villages in Beerwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/beerwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamboora?193401
- How far is Gamboora from Budgam?29 km by road
- What is the population of Gamboora?1,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamboora in?Badgam district (Beerwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gamboora?55.8% (Census 2011)
