# Gurez, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir 

# Gurez

Gurez is a sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. At the 2011 Census it had **37,992 people**, no towns and 28 villages (28 inhabited). The largest village is Dawar (4,253 people).

- 37,992people (2011)
- 28villages
- 0towns
- 70.5%literacy

## Population of Gurez compared with Bandipore

■ Gurez · ■ Bandipore district

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

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****653**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**892

Working population ****42.0%**

**38.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gurez

Of every 100 households in Gurez in 2011, 50 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gurez · ■ Bandipore district

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**23%

Tap water ****67%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****44%**

**47%

Television ****30%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**16%

Own their home ****94%**

**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).

## Largest villages in Gurez

- Dawar · 4,253 people
- Forest Block · 3,422 people
- Badwan Wanpora · 3,327 people
- Niru · 2,297 people
- Shah Pora · 2,212 people
- Gulshan Pora · 2,206 people
- Markoot · 2,034 people
- Nail Kanzalawan · 1,930 people
- Badugam · 1,813 people
- Baduab · 1,541 people
- Khandyal · 1,392 people
- Kilshi Pain · 1,377 people
- Saradab · 1,230 people
- Gujran · 1,193 people
- Buglindar · 905 people
- Barnia · 835 people

[All 28 villages in Gurez →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Gurez?28 (28 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurez in?Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the population of Gurez?37,992 (Census 2011)