Village · Sonawari, Bandipore
# Gundi Jahangir

Gundi Jahangir is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193501. The 2011 Census counted 3,301 people in 425 households, the 17th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.
- 3,301 people (2011)
- 425 households
- 54.3% literacy
- 193501 PIN code

## Gundi Jahangir PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gundi Jahangir is 193501. Gundi Jahangir falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 193501
- Gram panchayat Gundi Jahangir
- Community development block Hajan
- Census village code 002785

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gundi Jahangir from nearby towns?
- Sonawari (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Hajin (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gundi Jahangir?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gundi Jahangir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Naid Khan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bandipora
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Hajin
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gundi Jahangir known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 97% of the 690 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gundi Jahangir

Of every 100 households in Gundi Jahangir in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Gundi Jahangir · ■ Sonawari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 95%
- Toilet within the home 100% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 20%
- Tap water 96% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 58% 43%
- Television 59% 51%
- Mobile phone 87% 66%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 4%
- None of these assets 9% 14%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gundi Jahangir?

■ Gundi Jahangir · ■ Sonawari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.3% 45.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 922 856
- Working population 44.2% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 44.0% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 398 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 128 (9%) · ■ Household industry 60 (4%) · ■ Other work 134 (9%) · ■ Marginal 738 (51%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sonawari
- Ganstan 4,220 people
- Gund Prang 3,818 people
- Rakh Shilvat 3,771 people
- Odina 3,599 people
- Chewa 3,278 people
- Sadrakote Pain 3,246 people
- Viji Pora 3,243 people
- Chander Gir 2,952 people

All 52 villages in Sonawari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gundi Jahangir? 193501
- How far is Gundi Jahangir from Bandipora? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Gundi Jahangir? 3,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gundi Jahangir in? Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gundi Jahangir? 54.3% (Census 2011)

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