# Gada Khud Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sonawari, Bandipore 

# Gada Khud

Gada Khud is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **2,007 people in 221 households**, the 32nd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.

- 2,007people (2011)
- 221households
- 45.1%literacy
- 193501PIN code

## Gada Khud PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code193501
- Gram panchayatGanstan A
- Community development blockSumbal
- Census village code002805

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

## How far is Gada Khud from nearby towns?

- Sonawari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sumbal (nearest town)8 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 Gada Khud?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gada Khud; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●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 school5–10 km · Sumbal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sumbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Gada Khud known for?

About 80% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Gada Khud

Of every 100 households in Gada Khud in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gada Khud · ■ Sonawari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**20%

Tap water ****67%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**28%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**43%

Television ****45%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gada Khud?

■ Gada Khud · ■ Sonawari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%**

**45.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****734**

**856

Working population ****43.3%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 35.1% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 195 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (12%) · **■** Household industry 59 (7%) · **■** Other work 159 (18%) · **■** Marginal 352 (41%)

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

- Zal Pora2,191 people
- Gund Khalil2,164 people
- Gundi Boon2,067 people
- Shadi Pora2,021 people
- Gund Nowgam1,916 people
- Siri Hari Karan Gund1,729 people
- Najin1,370 people
- Kani Pora1,094 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gada Khud?193501
- How far is Gada Khud from Bandipora?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gada Khud?2,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gada Khud in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gada Khud?45.1% (Census 2011)
