# Madwan Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sonawari, Bandipore 

# Madwan

Madwan is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **2,215 people in 294 households**, the 27th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.

- 2,215people (2011)
- 294households
- 45.5%literacy
- 193501PIN code

## Madwan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code193501
- Gram panchayatGund Prang
- Community development blockHajan
- Census village code002771

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

## How far is Madwan from nearby towns?

- Sonawari (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hajin (nearest town)6 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 Madwan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Madwan; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 · Hajin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hajin
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Madwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Madwan

Of every 100 households in Madwan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Madwan · ■ Sonawari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**20%

Tap water ****1%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**43%

Television ****50%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Madwan?

■ Madwan · ■ Sonawari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**45.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**856

Working population ****29.5%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 32.3% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 227 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (11%) · **■** Household industry 172 (26%) · **■** Other work 133 (20%) · **■** Marginal 48 (7%)

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

- Gulshan Pora2,573 people
- Rakh Hajin2,497 people
- Shilvat2,461 people
- Push Wari2,238 people
- Zal Pora2,191 people
- Gund Khalil2,164 people
- Gundi Boon2,067 people
- Shadi Pora2,021 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madwan?193501
- How far is Madwan from Bandipora?30 km by road
- What is the population of Madwan?2,215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madwan in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Madwan?45.5% (Census 2011)