# Burza Washan Village, Kreeri, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/kreeri/burza-washan/ Village · Kreeri, Baramula # Burza Washan Burza Washan is a village in Kreeri sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **440 people in 87 households**, the 43rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 440people (2011) - 87households - 59.8%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Burza Washan PIN code and other codes Burza Washan falls in Kreeri sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKakawthal - Community development blockWagura - Census village code002479 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Burza Washan from nearby towns? - Kreeri (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)34 km by road - Baramulla (nearest town)34 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 Burza Washan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Burza Washan; 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 · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kreeri - ○Degree college10+ km · Baramulla - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baramulla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Burza Washan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpet. About 80% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Burza Washan Of every 100 households in Burza Washan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Burza Washan · ■ Kreeri rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **90% Toilet within the home ****87%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **28% Tap water ****80%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****69%** **53% Television ****30%** **31% Mobile phone ****72%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****14%** **22% 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 Burza Washan? ■ Burza Washan · ■ Kreeri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194** **886 Working population ****30.2%** **25.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 46.2% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 104 (78%) · **■** Other work 16 (12%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 Kreeri - Hafiz Abad643 people - Nagbal603 people - Tangwari Bala444 people - Raj Pora Thandakasi442 people - Sachi Pora398 people - Mahmood Abad382 people - Takia Yousuf Shah326 people - Wahidana324 people [All 50 villages in Kreeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/kreeri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Burza Washan from Baramulla?34 km by road - What is the population of Burza Washan?440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Burza Washan in?Baramula district (Kreeri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Burza Washan?59.8% (Census 2011)