# Gulshan Pora Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/gulshan-pora/ Village · Sonawari, Bandipore # Gulshan Pora Gulshan Pora is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,573 people in 372 households**, the 23rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%. - 2,573people (2011) - 372households - 42.8%literacy - 961females per 1,000 males ## Gulshan Pora PIN code and other codes Gulshan Pora falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatGulshan Pora - Community development blockHajan - Census village code002793 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gulshan Pora from nearby towns? - Sonawari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)35 km by road - Sumbal (nearest town)4 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 Gulshan Pora? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gulshan Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sumbal - ○Degree college10+ km · Srinagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Gulshan Pora known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Gulshan Pora Of every 100 households in Gulshan Pora in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Gulshan Pora · ■ Sonawari rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****98%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **20% Tap water ****67%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **90% Use banking services ****72%** **43% Television ****51%** **51% Mobile phone ****78%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **14% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gulshan Pora? ■ Gulshan Pora · ■ Sonawari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%** **45.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **856 Working population ****37.7%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.9% for men and 32.2% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 243 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (6%) · **■** Household industry 110 (11%) · **■** Other work 113 (12%) · **■** Marginal 445 (46%) 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 - Sadrakote Pain3,246 people - Viji Pora3,243 people - Chander Gir2,952 people - Rakh Sultan Pora2,613 people - Rakh Hajin2,497 people - Shilvat2,461 people - Push Wari2,238 people - Madwan2,215 people [All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gulshan Pora from Bandipora?35 km by road - What is the population of Gulshan Pora?2,573 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gulshan Pora in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gulshan Pora?42.8% (Census 2011)