# Bahar Abad, Sonawari, Bandipore – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Sonawari, Bandipore 

# Bahar Abad

Bahar Abad is a village in [Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/) sub-district of [Bandipore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/) district, [Jammu and Kashmir](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/), PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **5,254 people in 730 households**, the 7th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.

- 5,254people (2011)
- 730households
- 50.3%literacy
- 193501PIN code

## Bahar Abad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bahar Abad is 193501.** Bahar Abad falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193501
- Gram panchayatBahar Abad B
- Community development blockHajan
- Census village code002782

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

## How far is Bahar Abad from nearby towns?

- Sonawari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)31 km by road
- Hajin (nearest town)2 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 Bahar Abad?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Bahar Abad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sumbal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sumbal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sumbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Bahar Abad known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Bahar Abad

Of every 100 households in Bahar Abad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bahar Abad · ■ Sonawari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**20%

Tap water ****71%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****62%**

**43%

Television ****58%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Bahar Abad?

■ Bahar Abad · ■ Sonawari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**45.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**856

Working population ****47.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 39.8% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 273 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (9%) · **■** Household industry 501 (20%) · **■** Other work 727 (29%) · **■** Marginal 771 (31%)

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 Sonawari

- Naid Khi8,166 people
- Gundi Sader Koot7,152 people
- Shah Gund7,044 people
- Nowgam5,836 people
- Kosum Bagh4,965 people
- Asham4,841 people
- Hilal Abad4,723 people
- Sarai Danger Pora4,599 people

[All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bahar Abad?193501
- How far is Bahar Abad from Bandipora?31 km by road
- What is the population of Bahar Abad?5,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahar Abad in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bahar Abad?50.3% (Census 2011)
