# Gundi Balakh Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/gundi-balakh/ Village · Sonawari, Bandipore # Gundi Balakh Gundi Balakh is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 73 households**, the 43rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%. - 584people (2011) - 73households - 54.3%literacy - 193501PIN code ## Gundi Balakh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gundi Balakh is 193501.** Gundi Balakh falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193501 - Gram panchayatGoshbug - Community development blockHajan - Census village code002786 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gundi Balakh from nearby towns? - Sonawari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)40 km by road - Hajin (nearest town)11 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 Gundi Balakh? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Gundi Balakh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gundjahagir - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naidkhan - ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hajin - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Gundi Balakh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Gundi Balakh Of every 100 households in Gundi Balakh in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Gundi Balakh · ■ Sonawari rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****100%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **20% Tap water ****100%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****45%** **43% Television ****67%** **51% Mobile phone ****85%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **4% None of these assets ****0%** **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 Gundi Balakh? ■ Gundi Balakh · ■ Sonawari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%** **45.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****452** **856 Working population ****48.3%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.9% for men and 45.8% for women. 46% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 100 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 154 (55%) 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 - Zani Pora782 people - Malik Pora703 people - Watal Hanji670 people - Tanga Pora585 people - Chander Gair Ghat365 people - Shilvat Ghat346 people - Gund Ramzan290 people - Forest Block203 people [All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gundi Balakh?193501 - How far is Gundi Balakh from Bandipora?40 km by road - What is the population of Gundi Balakh?584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gundi Balakh in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gundi Balakh?54.3% (Census 2011)