Village · Gurez, Bandipore # Gund Gul Sheikh Gund Gul Sheikh is a village in Gurez sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 479 people in 64 households, the 24th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 479 people (2011) - 64 households - 56.6% literacy - 864 females per 1,000 males ## Gund Gul Sheikh PIN code and other codes Gund Gul Sheikh falls in Gurez sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Buglindar A - Community development block Gurez - Census village code 002721 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gund Gul Sheikh from nearby towns? - Gurez (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ) 112 km by road - Bandipora (nearest town) 112 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gund Gul Sheikh? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gund Gul Sheikh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gurez - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gurez - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gurez - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gund Gul Sheikh known for? The main crops are potato, peas and wheat. About 44% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gund Gul Sheikh Of every 100 households in Gund Gul Sheikh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gund Gul Sheikh · ■ Gurez rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 50% - Toilet within the home 2% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 34% - Tap water 0% 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 0% 30% - Mobile phone 0% 3% - Computer with internet 5% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 66% 24% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gund Gul Sheikh? ■ Gund Gul Sheikh · ■ Gurez rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.6% 70.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 864 653 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1132 914 - Working population 25.1% 42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 34.5% for women. 33% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 18 (15%) · ■ Marginal 100 (83%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gurez - Husan Gam 601 people - Malangam 598 people - Mastan Khopri 520 people - Dangi Thal 493 people - Manz Gund 407 people - Zadigi 302 people - Wazirithal 249 people - Korgbal 146 people All 28 villages in Gurez ## Quick answers - How far is Gund Gul Sheikh from Bandipora? 112 km by road - What is the population of Gund Gul Sheikh? 479 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gund Gul Sheikh in? Bandipore district (Gurez sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gund Gul Sheikh? 56.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/gund-gul-sheikh/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.