# Khandyal Village, Gurez, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/khandyal/ Village · Gurez, Bandipore # Khandyal Khandyal is a village in Gurez sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,392 people in 242 households**, the 11th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 1,392people (2011) - 242households - 83.4%literacy - 902females per 1,000 males ## Khandyal PIN code and other codes Khandyal falls in Gurez sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKhandyal - Community development blockGurez - Census village code002706 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khandyal from nearby towns? - Gurez (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)86 km by road - Bandipora (nearest town)86 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 Khandyal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Khandyal; 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 · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn 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 - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Khandyal known for? The main crops are **potato, wheat and maize**. About 52% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Khandyal Of every 100 households in Khandyal in 2011, 69 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Khandyal · ■ Gurez rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **50% Toilet within the home ****100%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **34% Tap water ****99%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****99%** **44% Television ****62%** **30% Mobile phone ****3%** **3% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Khandyal? ■ Khandyal · ■ Gurez rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **653 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **914 Working population ****46.6%** **42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 73.2% for women. 45% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 326 (50%) · **■** Marginal 312 (48%) 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 - Markoot2,034 people - Nail Kanzalawan1,930 people - Badugam1,813 people - Baduab1,541 people - Kilshi Pain1,377 people - Saradab1,230 people - Gujran1,193 people - Buglindar905 people [All 28 villages in Gurez](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khandyal from Bandipora?86 km by road - What is the population of Khandyal?1,392 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khandyal in?Bandipore district (Gurez sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Khandyal?83.4% (Census 2011)