# Mayan Village, Boniyar, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Boniyar, Baramula 

# Mayan

Mayan is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **769 people in 125 households**, the 33rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 769people (2011)
- 125households
- 66.6%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Mayan PIN code and other codes

Mayan falls in Boniyar sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatMuqam Peerin
- Community development blockBoniyar
- Census village code002552

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

## How far is Mayan from nearby towns?

- Boniyar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)45 km by road
- Uri (nearest town)18 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 Mayan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boniyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Boniyar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 7 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 Mayan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 25% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Mayan

Of every 100 households in Mayan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mayan · ■ Boniyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**36%

Tap water ****98%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**47%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**82%

Use banking services ****68%**

**56%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**29%

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 Mayan?

■ Mayan · ■ Boniyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**834

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**851

Working population ****18.5%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 46.5% for women. 33% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (22%) · **■** Marginal 105 (74%)

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 Boniyar

- Aithshm Pora928 people
- Girda Nawah901 people
- Ram Poor864 people
- Brari Pora802 people
- Batangi753 people
- Javind716 people
- Shala Dajan692 people
- Bandi Brahmanan684 people

[All 52 villages in Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mayan from Baramulla?45 km by road
- What is the population of Mayan?769 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mayan in?Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Mayan?66.6% (Census 2011)