# Gurweth Kalan Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/gurweth-kalan/ Village · Khansahib, Badgam # Gurweth Kalan Gurweth Kalan is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **4,191 people in 524 households**, the 3rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 4,191people (2011) - 524households - 42.8%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Gurweth Kalan PIN code and other codes Gurweth Kalan falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatRaithan - Community development blockKhansahib - Census village code000609 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurweth Kalan from nearby towns? - Khansahib (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)22 km by road - Khansahib (nearest town)5 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 Gurweth Kalan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gurweth Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Raithan - ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam. - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Gurweth Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. About 69% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Gurweth Kalan Of every 100 households in Gurweth Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gurweth Kalan · ■ Khansahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **84% Toilet within the home ****76%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **14% Tap water ****100%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****19%** **40% Television ****16%** **39% Mobile phone ****33%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****48%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gurweth Kalan? ■ Gurweth Kalan · ■ Khansahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **884 Working population ****18.2%** **22.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.8% for men and 35.0% for women. 31% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 108 (14%) · **■** Marginal 486 (64%) 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 Khansahib - Kachwari8,637 people - Jagu Kharen5,081 people - Arigam4,158 people - Dregam Khasi Pora3,777 people - Lainilab3,427 people - Watra Hail3,210 people [All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gurweth Kalan from Budgam?22 km by road - What is the population of Gurweth Kalan?4,191 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurweth Kalan in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gurweth Kalan?42.8% (Census 2011)