Village · Sonawari, Bandipore # Asham Asham is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193504. The 2011 Census counted 4,841 people in 722 households, the 9th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%. - 4,841 people (2011) - 722 households - 58.9% literacy - 193504 PIN code ## Asham PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Asham is 193504. Asham falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 193504 - Gram panchayat Asham - Community development block Sumbal - Census village code 002794 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Asham from nearby towns? - Sonawari (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ) 30 km by road - Sonawari (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Asham? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Asham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 2 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sumbal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bandipora - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Sumbal - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 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 Asham known for? The main crops are rice and apple. About 84% of the 584 hectares of village land is sown, and 413 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Asham Of every 100 households in Asham in 2011, 95 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Asham · ■ Sonawari rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 95% - Toilet within the home 97% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 3% 20% - Tap water 60% 62% - Drinking water within premises 47% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 90% - Use banking services 53% 43% - Television 72% 51% - Mobile phone 56% 66% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 5% - Car / jeep / van 3% 4% - None of these assets 9% 14% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Asham? ■ Asham · ■ Sonawari rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.9% 45.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1023 856 - Working population 38.7% 40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 45.6% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 287 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 169 (9%) · ■ Household industry 54 (3%) · ■ Other work 540 (29%) · ■ Marginal 822 (44%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sonawari - Shah Gund 7,044 people - Nowgam 5,836 people - Bahar Abad 5,254 people - Kosum Bagh 4,965 people - Hilal Abad 4,723 people - Sarai Danger Pora 4,599 people - Tirgam 4,485 people - Ganstan 4,220 people All 52 villages in Sonawari ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asham? 193504 - How far is Asham from Bandipora? 30 km by road - What is the population of Asham? 4,841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asham in? Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Asham? 58.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/asham/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.