# Dawar Village, Gurez, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/dawar/ Village · Gurez, Bandipore # Dawar Dawar is a village in Gurez sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **4,253 people in 506 households**, the 1st largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 4,253people (2011) - 506households - 86.8%literacy - 400females per 1,000 males ## Dawar PIN code and other codes Dawar falls in Gurez sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatDawar - Community development blockGurez - Census village code002704 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dawar from nearby towns? - Gurez (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)85 km by road - Bandipora (nearest town)85 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 Dawar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dawar; 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 · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 7 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurez - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurez - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurez - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Dawar known for? The main crops are **potato, maiza and wheat**. About 57% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Dawar Of every 100 households in Dawar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dawar · ■ Gurez rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **50% Toilet within the home ****100%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **34% Tap water ****100%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **97% Use banking services ****90%** **44% Television ****69%** **30% Mobile phone ****5%** **3% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dawar? ■ Dawar · ■ Gurez rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****400** **653 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **914 Working population ****58.1%** **42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 71.2% for women. 73% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (1%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,770 (72%) · **■** Marginal 617 (25%) 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 - Forest Block3,422 people - Badwan Wanpora3,327 people - Niru2,297 people - Shah Pora2,212 people [All 28 villages in Gurez](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dawar from Bandipora?85 km by road - What is the population of Dawar?4,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dawar in?Bandipore district (Gurez sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dawar?86.8% (Census 2011)