# Khamsiyar Village, Pattan, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/khamsiyar/ Village · Pattan, Baramula # Khamsiyar Khamsiyar is a village in Pattan sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,152 people in 140 households**, the 55th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%. - 1,152people (2011) - 140households - 69.0%literacy - 966females per 1,000 males ## Khamsiyar PIN code and other codes Khamsiyar falls in Pattan sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatPal Pora - Community development blockPattan - Census village code002317 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khamsiyar from nearby towns? - Pattan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)21 km by road - Pattan (nearest town)4 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 Khamsiyar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Khamsiyar; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pattan - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pattan - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pattan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Khamsiyar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpet. About 75% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Khamsiyar Of every 100 households in Khamsiyar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Khamsiyar · ■ Pattan rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****99%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **13% Tap water ****95%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****79%** **59% Television ****77%** **53% Mobile phone ****90%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **5% None of these assets ****3%** **13% 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 Khamsiyar? ■ Khamsiyar · ■ Pattan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **59.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **787 Working population ****31.6%** **26.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 56.8% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 96 (26%) · **■** Marginal 203 (56%) 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 Pattan - Loli Pora1,340 people - Bali Haran1,322 people - Mohammad Pora1,263 people - Nangir Pora Mughama1,161 people - Khusrag Pora1,135 people - Kanlu1,116 people - Daragam1,115 people - Gund Khawja Kasim1,086 people [All 95 villages in Pattan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khamsiyar from Baramulla?21 km by road - What is the population of Khamsiyar?1,152 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khamsiyar in?Baramula district (Pattan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Khamsiyar?69.0% (Census 2011)