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

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Village · Boniyar, Baramula 

# Peernian

Peernian is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 94 households**, the 41st largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 522people (2011)
- 94households
- 73.1%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Peernian PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatIjara
- Community development blockBoniyar
- Census village code002566

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

## How far is Peernian from nearby towns?

- Boniyar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)15 km by road
- Baramulla (nearest town)15 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 Peernian?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Peernian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Boniyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baramulla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Boniyar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Peernian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Peernian

Of every 100 households in Peernian in 2011, 98 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Peernian · ■ Boniyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**82%

Use banking services ****95%**

**56%

Television ****55%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**29%

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 Peernian?

■ Peernian · ■ Boniyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**834

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184**

**851

Working population ****27.0%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 65.0% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 108 (77%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 Boniyar

- Bandi Brahmanan684 people
- Bichi671 people
- Kenchan636 people
- Pringal622 people
- Bila Salamabad483 people
- Dara Kujan477 people
- Wari Khah456 people
- Salasan419 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Peernian from Baramulla?15 km by road
- What is the population of Peernian?522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Peernian in?Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Peernian?73.1% (Census 2011)