Village · Bandipora, Bandipore # Gamroo Gamroo is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193502. The 2011 Census counted 1,573 people in 216 households, the 28th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 1,573 people (2011) - 216 households - 77.9% literacy - 193502 PIN code ## Gamroo PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gamroo is 193502. Gamroo falls in Bandipora sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 193502 - Gram panchayat Gamroo - Community development block Bandipora - Census village code 002761 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gamroo from nearby towns? - Bandipora (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ) 5 km by road - Bandipora (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gamroo? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gamroo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 5–10 km · Bandipora - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bandipora - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bandipora - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 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 Gamroo known for? The main crops are paddy. About 69% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gamroo Of every 100 households in Gamroo in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Gamroo · ■ Bandipora rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 66% - Toilet within the home 100% 64% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 32% - Tap water 98% 45% - Drinking water within premises 95% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 78% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 18% 79% - Use banking services 79% 43% - Television 65% 33% - Mobile phone 43% 54% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 5% 2% - Car / jeep / van 5% 3% - None of these assets 7% 21% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gamroo? ■ Gamroo · ■ Bandipora rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.9% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 984 931 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 960 921 - Working population 20.9% 34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 66.8% for women. 38% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 251 (76%) · ■ Marginal 75 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bandipora - Soner Wani 1,855 people - Phalwan Pora 1,677 people - Khayar 1,630 people - Lawadora 1,616 people - Ahmi Sharief 1,535 people - Gund Dachhana 1,424 people - Nagin Pora 1,200 people - Gund Qasar 1,125 people All 42 villages in Bandipora ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gamroo? 193502 - How far is Gamroo from Bandipora? 5 km by road - What is the population of Gamroo? 1,573 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gamroo in? Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gamroo? 77.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/gamroo/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.