# Dandusa Village, Budgam, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Budgam, Badgam 

# Dandusa

Dandusa is a village in Budgam sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,954 people in 274 households**, the 13th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,954people (2011)
- 274households
- 41.2%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Dandusa PIN code and other codes

Dandusa falls in Budgam sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatDandusa
- Community development blockBudgam
- Census village code000645

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

## How far is Dandusa from nearby towns?

- Budgam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)6 km by road
- Badgam (nearest town)6 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 Dandusa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Srinagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Srinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Srinagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Dandusa known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. About 82% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Dandusa

Of every 100 households in Dandusa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dandusa · ■ Budgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**13%

Tap water ****84%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**83%

Use banking services ****26%**

**50%

Television ****54%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dandusa?

■ Dandusa · ■ Budgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.2%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**883

Working population ****28.6%**

**24.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.9% for men and 32.3% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (16%) · **■** Marginal 435 (78%)

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 Budgam

- Wahab Pora2,625 people
- Garand Kalan2,144 people
- Ich Kot2,082 people
- Guda Sathu1,988 people
- Jawal Pora1,940 people
- Razwan Jagir1,909 people
- Paimas1,847 people
- Choon1,819 people

[All 97 villages in Budgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dandusa from Budgam?6 km by road
- What is the population of Dandusa?1,954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandusa in?Badgam district (Budgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dandusa?41.2% (Census 2011)
