# Niru Village, Gurez, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurez, Bandipore 

# Niru

Niru is a village in Gurez sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,297 people in 194 households**, the 4th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,297people (2011)
- 194households
- 79.1%literacy
- 312females per 1,000 males

## Niru PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNiru
- Community development blockGurez
- Census village code002716

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

## How far is Niru from nearby towns?

- Gurez (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)120 km by road
- Bandipora (nearest town)120 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 Niru?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Niru known for?

The main crops are **potato, peas and wheat**. Products made here include blanket. About 16% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Niru

Of every 100 households in Niru in 2011, 1 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Niru · ■ Gurez rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**34%

Tap water ****25%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**29%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**44%

Television ****18%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**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 Niru?

■ Niru · ■ Gurez rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****312**

**653

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**914

Working population ****60.3%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 38.8% for women. 78% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,174 (85%) · **■** Marginal 199 (14%)

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

- Dawar4,253 people
- Forest Block3,422 people
- Badwan Wanpora3,327 people
- Shah Pora2,212 people
- Gulshan Pora2,206 people
- Markoot2,034 people
- Nail Kanzalawan1,930 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Niru from Bandipora?120 km by road
- What is the population of Niru?2,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Niru in?Bandipore district (Gurez sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Niru?79.1% (Census 2011)