# Ganstan Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/ganstan/ Village · Sonawari, Bandipore # Ganstan Ganstan is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **4,220 people in 586 households**, the 13th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%. - 4,220people (2011) - 586households - 39.0%literacy - 193501PIN code ## Ganstan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ganstan is 193501.** Ganstan falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193501 - Gram panchayatGanstan B - Community development blockSumbal - Census village code002807 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ganstan from nearby towns? - Sonawari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)37 km by road - Sumbal (nearest town)7 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 Ganstan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ganstan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Ganstan known for? Products made here include carpet. About 87% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 292 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 Ganstan Of every 100 households in Ganstan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ganstan · ■ Sonawari rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **95% Toilet within the home ****70%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **20% Tap water ****82%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****22%** **43% Television ****42%** **51% Mobile phone ****55%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****29%** **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 Ganstan? ■ Ganstan · ■ Sonawari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****39.0%** **45.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **856 Working population ****47.4%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.5% for men and 31.1% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (4%) · **■** Household industry 380 (19%) · **■** Other work 97 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,314 (66%) 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 - Asham4,841 people - Hilal Abad4,723 people - Sarai Danger Pora4,599 people - Tirgam4,485 people - Gund Prang3,818 people - Rakh Shilvat3,771 people - Odina3,599 people - Gundi Jahangir3,301 people [All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ganstan?193501 - How far is Ganstan from Bandipora?37 km by road - What is the population of Ganstan?4,220 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganstan in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Ganstan?39.0% (Census 2011)