# Barnia Village, Gurez, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Gurez, Bandipore 

# Barnia

Barnia is a village in Gurez sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **835 people in 129 households**, the 16th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 835people (2011)
- 129households
- 72.3%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Barnia PIN code and other codes

Barnia falls in Gurez sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatZadigi B
- Community development blockGurez
- Census village code002710

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

## How far is Barnia from nearby towns?

- Gurez (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)108 km by road
- Bandipora (nearest town)108 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 Barnia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barnia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurez
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurez
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurez
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Barnia known for?

The main crops are **potato, wheat and peas**. About 19% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Barnia

Of every 100 households in Barnia in 2011, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barnia · ■ Gurez rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****56%**

**44%

Television ****31%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barnia?

■ Barnia · ■ Gurez rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**653

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**914

Working population ****30.1%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 59.9% for women. 40% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 64 (25%) · **■** Marginal 187 (75%)

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

- Kilshi Pain1,377 people
- Saradab1,230 people
- Gujran1,193 people
- Buglindar905 people
- Jurniyal830 people
- Abdullan705 people
- Parana Talel695 people
- Husan Gam601 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Barnia from Bandipora?108 km by road
- What is the population of Barnia?835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barnia in?Bandipore district (Gurez sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Barnia?72.3% (Census 2011)