# Garand Khurd Village, Budgam, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Budgam, Badgam 

# Garand Khurd

Garand Khurd is a village in Budgam sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191111**. The 2011 Census counted **2,717 people in 352 households**, the 8th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 2,717people (2011)
- 352households
- 54.6%literacy
- 191111PIN code

## Garand Khurd PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garand Khurd is 191111.** Garand Khurd falls in Budgam sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code191111
- Gram panchayatGriend Khurud
- Community development blockBudgam
- Census village code000655

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

## How far is Garand Khurd from nearby towns?

- Budgam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)7 km by road
- Badgam (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 Garand Khurd?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Garand Khurd; 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 · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Budgam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Budgam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Garand Khurd known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Garand Khurd

Of every 100 households in Garand Khurd in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Garand Khurd · ■ Budgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**13%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****74%**

**50%

Television ****75%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**9%

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 Garand Khurd?

■ Garand Khurd · ■ Budgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**883

Working population ****22.4%**

**24.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 43.9% for women. 34% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (7%) · **■** Household industry 99 (16%) · **■** Other work 98 (16%) · **■** Marginal 234 (38%)

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

- Nasirullah Pora3,793 people
- Wadwan Jagir3,118 people
- Arath2,905 people
- Gota Pora2,875 people
- Wahab Pora2,625 people
- Garand Kalan2,144 people
- Ich Kot2,082 people
- Guda Sathu1,988 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garand Khurd?191111
- How far is Garand Khurd from Budgam?7 km by road
- What is the population of Garand Khurd?2,717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garand Khurd in?Badgam district (Budgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Garand Khurd?54.6% (Census 2011)
