# Badugam Village, Gurez, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/badugam/ Village · Gurez, Bandipore # Badugam Badugam is a village in Gurez sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,813 people in 250 households**, the 9th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 1,813people (2011) - 250households - 56.0%literacy - 831females per 1,000 males ## Badugam PIN code and other codes Badugam falls in Gurez sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatBadugam - Community development blockGurez - Census village code002718 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badugam from nearby towns? - Gurez (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)120 km by road - Bandipora (nearest town)120 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 Badugam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Badugam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurez - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurez - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Badugam known for? The main crops are **potato, peas and wheat**. Products made here include blanket. About 28% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Badugam Of every 100 households in Badugam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Badugam · ■ Gurez rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **50% Toilet within the home ****8%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **34% Tap water ****6%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****0%** **44% Television ****5%** **30% Mobile phone ****1%** **3% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****68%** **24% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Badugam? ■ Badugam · ■ Gurez rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831** **653 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **914 Working population ****19.6%** **42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 36.2% for women. 32% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 75 (21%) · **■** Marginal 281 (79%) 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 Gurez - Shah Pora2,212 people - Gulshan Pora2,206 people - Markoot2,034 people - Nail Kanzalawan1,930 people - Baduab1,541 people - Khandyal1,392 people - Kilshi Pain1,377 people - Saradab1,230 people [All 28 villages in Gurez](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Badugam from Bandipora?120 km by road - What is the population of Badugam?1,813 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badugam in?Bandipore district (Gurez sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Badugam?56.0% (Census 2011)