# Aloosa Village, Bandipora, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bandipora, Bandipore 

# Aloosa

Aloosa is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193502**. The 2011 Census counted **11,044 people in 1,856 households**, the 1st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 11,044people (2011)
- 1,856households
- 53.8%literacy
- 193502PIN code

## Aloosa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aloosa is 193502.** Aloosa falls in Bandipora sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193502
- Gram panchayatAloosa Ghat C B+Bandipora A B
- Community development blockBandipora
- Census village code002747

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

## How far is Aloosa from nearby towns?

- Bandipore (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bandipore (district HQ)8 km by road
- Bandipora (nearest town)8 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 Aloosa?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Aloosa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 12 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bandipore
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bandipore
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bandipore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Aloosa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 1,002 hectares of village land is sown, and 272 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 Aloosa

Of every 100 households in Aloosa in 2011, 54 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Aloosa · ■ Bandipora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**32%

Tap water ****12%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****48%**

**43%

Television ****33%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Aloosa?

■ Aloosa · ■ Bandipora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**921

Working population ****34.9%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 46.1% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (7%) · **■** Household industry 154 (4%) · **■** Other work 641 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2,552 (66%)

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 Bandipora

- Bana Koot10,516 people
- Malangam8,973 people
- Chithi Bandi8,346 people
- Mantrigam7,981 people

[All 42 villages in Bandipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aloosa?193502
- How far is Aloosa from Bandipore?8 km by road
- What is the population of Aloosa?11,044 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aloosa in?Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Aloosa?53.8% (Census 2011)
