Village · Budgam, Badgam
# Zori Gund

Zori Gund is a village in Budgam sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,622 people in 208 households, the 22nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.
- 1,622 people (2011)
- 208 households
- 56.0% literacy
- 964 females per 1,000 males

## Zori Gund PIN code and other codes

Zori Gund falls in Budgam sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Qazibagh
- Community development block Budgam
- Census village code 000678

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

## How far is Zori Gund from nearby towns?
- Budgam (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ) 2 km by road
- Badgam (nearest town) 2 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Zori Gund?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Zori Gund; 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 · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Budgam
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Budgam
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Khanpora
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Zori Gund known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 67% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Zori Gund

Of every 100 households in Zori Gund in 2011, 97 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Zori Gund · ■ Budgam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 95%
- Toilet within the home 93% 82%
- No toilet (open defecation) 7% 13%
- Tap water 88% 64%
- Drinking water within premises 85% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 83%
- Use banking services 92% 50%
- Television 95% 63%
- Mobile phone 100% 66%
- Computer with internet 10% 2%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 9%
- Own their home 97% 98%

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

## What is the population of Zori Gund?

■ Zori Gund · ■ Budgam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.0% 54.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 936
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 989 883
- Working population 14.4% 24.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 44.7% for women. 27% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 66 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (3%) · ■ Household industry 15 (6%) · ■ Other work 93 (40%) · ■ Marginal 51 (22%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Budgam
- Galwan Pora 1,722 people
- Gagoo 1,711 people
- Sheikh Pora 1,687 people
- Chanda Pora 1,626 people
- Labertal 1,614 people
- Kargam Palachithf 1,611 people
- Palar 1,584 people
- Parisabad Pora 1,426 people

All 97 villages in Budgam

## Quick answers
- How far is Zori Gund from Budgam? 2 km by road
- What is the population of Zori Gund? 1,622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zori Gund in? Badgam district (Budgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Zori Gund? 56.0% (Census 2011)

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