Village · Sonawari, Bandipore
# Gundi Sader Koot

Gundi Sader Koot is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 7,152 people in 1,047 households, the 4th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.
- 7,152 people (2011)
- 1,047 households
- 51.1% literacy
- 955 females per 1,000 males

## Gundi Sader Koot PIN code and other codes

Gundi Sader Koot falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat S.K Bala A B
- Community development block Hajan
- Census village code 002778

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

## How far is Gundi Sader Koot from nearby towns?
- Sonawari (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ) 16 km by road
- Hajin (nearest town) 3 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gundi Sader Koot?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gundi Sader Koot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 4 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 · Hajan
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sumbal
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sumbal
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 3 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gundi Sader Koot known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 64% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 346 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gundi Sader Koot

Of every 100 households in Gundi Sader Koot in 2011, 94 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gundi Sader Koot · ■ Sonawari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 95%
- Toilet within the home 85% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 14% 20%
- Tap water 74% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 44% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 90%
- Use banking services 39% 43%
- Television 62% 51%
- Mobile phone 68% 66%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 4%
- None of these assets 12% 14%
- Own their home 98% 99%

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

## What is the population of Gundi Sader Koot?

■ Gundi Sader Koot · ■ Sonawari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.1% 45.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 774 856
- Working population 42.2% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 39.4% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 108 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 774 (26%) · ■ Household industry 311 (10%) · ■ Other work 901 (30%) · ■ Marginal 922 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sonawari
- Ajas 12,961 people
- Sadhunara Hasti Khan 8,674 people
- Naid Khi 8,166 people
- Shah Gund 7,044 people
- Nowgam 5,836 people
- Bahar Abad 5,254 people
- Kosum Bagh 4,965 people

All 52 villages in Sonawari

## Quick answers
- How far is Gundi Sader Koot from Bandipora? 16 km by road
- What is the population of Gundi Sader Koot? 7,152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gundi Sader Koot in? Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gundi Sader Koot? 51.1% (Census 2011)

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