# Bamurad Village, Khag, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Khag, Badgam 

# Bamurad

Bamurad is a village in Khag sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,795 people in 227 households**, the 13th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%.

- 1,795people (2011)
- 227households
- 30.2%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Bamurad PIN code and other codes

Bamurad falls in Khag sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatPala Pora
- Community development blockKhag
- Census village code000377

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

## How far is Bamurad from nearby towns?

- Khag (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)25 km by road
- Magam (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 Bamurad?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bamurad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Magam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Magam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Bamurad known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 70% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Bamurad

Of every 100 households in Bamurad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bamurad · ■ Khag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**17%

Tap water ****98%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**49%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

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 Bamurad?

■ Bamurad · ■ Khag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.2%**

**47.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**932

Working population ****31.9%**

**24.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.5% for men and 22.3% for women. 42% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 176 (31%) · **■** Other work 72 (13%) · **■** Marginal 222 (39%)

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 Khag

- Poshker2,273 people
- Drang2,108 people
- Koker Bagh2,049 people
- Hardu Surash1,953 people
- Habar Daradlasi Pora1,653 people
- Udar Khodlasi Pora1,516 people
- Khan Pora1,432 people
- Pala Pora1,389 people

[All 49 villages in Khag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamurad from Budgam?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bamurad?1,795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamurad in?Badgam district (Khag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bamurad?30.2% (Census 2011)