# Sumlar Shok Baba Village, Bandipora – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bandipora, Bandipore 

# Sumlar Shok Baba

Sumlar Shok Baba is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **5,178 people in 802 households**, the 11th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 5,178people (2011)
- 802households
- 49.2%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Sumlar Shok Baba PIN code and other codes

Sumlar Shok Baba falls in Bandipora sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatSumlar
- Community development blockBandipora
- Census village code002754

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

## How far is Sumlar Shok Baba from nearby towns?

- Bandipore (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bandipore (district HQ)7 km by road
- Bandipora (nearest town)7 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 Sumlar Shok Baba?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sumlar Shok Baba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bandipore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipore
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bandipore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Sumlar Shok Baba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Sumlar Shok Baba

Of every 100 households in Sumlar Shok Baba in 2011, 86 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sumlar Shok Baba · ■ Bandipora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**32%

Tap water ****54%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**79%

Use banking services ****25%**

**43%

Television ****14%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Sumlar Shok Baba?

■ Sumlar Shok Baba · ■ Bandipora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**921

Working population ****42.6%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 39.5% for women. 46% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (2%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 292 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,793 (81%)

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

- Arin Dard Pora6,234 people
- Quil Muqam6,056 people
- Sonagam5,373 people
- Kunas5,271 people
- Nadihal5,167 people
- Ashtongu4,074 people
- Murad Pora4,021 people
- Zurbaf Pora3,786 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sumlar Shok Baba from Bandipore?7 km by road
- What is the population of Sumlar Shok Baba?5,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sumlar Shok Baba in?Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sumlar Shok Baba?49.2% (Census 2011)
