# Gund Prang Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sonawari, Bandipore 

# Gund Prang

Gund Prang is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **3,818 people in 557 households**, the 14th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.

- 3,818people (2011)
- 557households
- 30.1%literacy
- 193501PIN code

## Gund Prang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code193501
- Gram panchayatGund Prang
- Community development blockHajan
- Census village code002770

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

## How far is Gund Prang from nearby towns?

- Sonawari (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)32 km by road
- Hajin (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 Gund Prang?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gund Prang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hajan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hajan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Gund Prang known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Gund Prang

Of every 100 households in Gund Prang in 2011, 92 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gund Prang · ■ Sonawari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****23%**

**43%

Television ****30%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Gund Prang?

■ Gund Prang · ■ Sonawari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.1%**

**45.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752**

**856

Working population ****33.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.5% for men and 20.8% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 288 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (24%) · **■** Household industry 224 (18%) · **■** Other work 246 (19%) · **■** Marginal 208 (16%)

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

- Hilal Abad4,723 people
- Sarai Danger Pora4,599 people
- Tirgam4,485 people
- Ganstan4,220 people
- Rakh Shilvat3,771 people
- Odina3,599 people
- Gundi Jahangir3,301 people
- Chewa3,278 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gund Prang?193501
- How far is Gund Prang from Bandipora?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gund Prang?3,818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gund Prang in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gund Prang?30.1% (Census 2011)
