Village · Gurez, Bandipore # Husan Gam Husan Gam is a village in Gurez sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 601 people in 72 households, the 20th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 601 people (2011) - 72 households - 49.7% literacy - 939 females per 1,000 males ## Husan Gam PIN code and other codes Husan Gam falls in Gurez sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Buglindar A - Community development block Gurez - Census village code 002722 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Husan Gam from nearby towns? - Gurez (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ) 116 km by road - Bandipora (nearest town) 116 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Husan Gam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Husan Gam; 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 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● 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 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Husan Gam known for? The main crops are potato, peas and wheat. Products made here include blanket. About 23% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Husan Gam Of every 100 households in Husan Gam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Husan Gam · ■ Gurez rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 50% - Toilet within the home 3% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 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 27% 44% - Television 5% 30% - Mobile phone 0% 3% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 91% 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 Husan Gam? ■ Husan Gam · ■ Gurez rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.7% 70.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 653 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 914 - Working population 17.0% 42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 28.7% for women. 29% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 12 (12%) · ■ Marginal 89 (87%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gurez - Barnia 835 people - Jurniyal 830 people - Abdullan 705 people - Parana Talel 695 people - Malangam 598 people - Mastan Khopri 520 people - Dangi Thal 493 people - Gund Gul Sheikh 479 people All 28 villages in Gurez ## Quick answers - How far is Husan Gam from Bandipora? 116 km by road - What is the population of Husan Gam? 601 (Census 2011) - Which district is Husan Gam in? Bandipore district (Gurez sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Husan Gam? 49.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/husan-gam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.