Village · Bandipora, Bandipore # Ashtongu Ashtongu is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193502. The 2011 Census counted 4,074 people in 601 households, the 13th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 4,074 people (2011) - 601 households - 69.0% literacy - 193502 PIN code ## Ashtongu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ashtongu is 193502. Ashtongu falls in Bandipora sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 193502 - Gram panchayat Ashtongu - Community development block Bandipora - Census village code 002748 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ashtongu from nearby towns? - Bandipore (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Bandipore (district HQ) 14 km by road - Bandipora (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ashtongu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ashtongu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 2 · 5 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bandipore - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bandipore - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bandipore - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ashtongu known for? The main crops are paddy. About 69% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ashtongu Of every 100 households in Ashtongu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ashtongu · ■ Bandipora rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 66% - Toilet within the home 66% 64% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 32% - Tap water 3% 45% - Drinking water within premises 2% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 79% - Use banking services 30% 43% - Television 34% 33% - Mobile phone 58% 54% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 1% 2% - Car / jeep / van 2% 3% - None of these assets 20% 21% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ashtongu? ■ Ashtongu · ■ Bandipora rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.0% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 931 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 960 921 - Working population 40.4% 34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 58.2% for women. 44% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 57 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (1%) · ■ Household industry 49 (3%) · ■ Other work 442 (27%) · ■ Marginal 1,081 (66%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bandipora - Sonagam 5,373 people - Kunas 5,271 people - Sumlar Shok Baba 5,178 people - Nadihal 5,167 people - Murad Pora 4,021 people - Zurbaf Pora 3,786 people - Garoora 3,528 people - Aragam 3,020 people All 42 villages in Bandipora ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ashtongu? 193502 - How far is Ashtongu from Bandipore? 14 km by road - What is the population of Ashtongu? 4,074 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ashtongu in? Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Ashtongu? 69.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/ashtongu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.