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

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Village · Sonawari, Bandipore 

# Najin

Najin is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,370 people in 147 households**, the 35th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.

- 1,370people (2011)
- 147households
- 26.5%literacy
- 193501PIN code

## Najin PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code193501
- Gram panchayatGanstan A
- Community development blockSumbal
- Census village code002806

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

## How far is Najin from nearby towns?

- Sonawari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sumbal (nearest town)5 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 Najin?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Najin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sumbal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sumbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Najin known for?

About 89% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Najin

Of every 100 households in Najin in 2011, 51 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Najin · ■ Sonawari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**20%

Tap water ****98%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****19%**

**43%

Television ****22%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Najin?

■ Najin · ■ Sonawari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.5%**

**45.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**856

Working population ****17.2%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.5% for men and 19.6% for women. 28% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 76 (32%) · **■** Other work 38 (16%) · **■** Marginal 24 (10%)

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

- Shadi Pora2,021 people
- Gada Khud2,007 people
- Gund Nowgam1,916 people
- Siri Hari Karan Gund1,729 people
- Kani Pora1,094 people
- Siri Hari Gund Ghat1,082 people
- Gundi Jahangir Ghat937 people
- Zani Pora782 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Najin?193501
- How far is Najin from Bandipora?35 km by road
- What is the population of Najin?1,370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Najin in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Najin?26.5% (Census 2011)