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

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Village · Bandipora, Bandipore 

# Garoora

Garoora is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193502**. The 2011 Census counted **3,528 people in 537 households**, the 16th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 3,528people (2011)
- 537households
- 70.5%literacy
- 193502PIN code

## Garoora PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code193502
- Gram panchayatGaroora
- Community development blockBandipora
- Census village code002768

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

## How far is Garoora from nearby towns?

- Bandipora (district HQ)9 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 Garoora?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Garoora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bandipora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bandipora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bandipora
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Garoora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Garoora

Of every 100 households in Garoora in 2011, 96 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Garoora · ■ Bandipora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**32%

Tap water ****82%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**79%

Use banking services ****66%**

**43%

Television ****54%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**21%

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 Garoora?

■ Garoora · ■ Bandipora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**921

Working population ****42.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 59.8% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 347 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1,089 (73%)

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

- Nadihal5,167 people
- Ashtongu4,074 people
- Murad Pora4,021 people
- Zurbaf Pora3,786 people
- Aragam3,020 people
- Chonti Mula2,823 people
- Kudara2,455 people
- Konan Baba Gund2,380 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garoora?193502
- How far is Garoora from Bandipora?9 km by road
- What is the population of Garoora?3,528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garoora in?Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Garoora?70.5% (Census 2011)