Village · Rafiabad, Baramula
# Ruhama

Ruhama is a village in Rafiabad sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193301. The 2011 Census counted 5,657 people in 805 households, the 1st largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 5,657 people (2011)
- 805 households
- 52.5% literacy
- 193301 PIN code

## Ruhama PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ruhama is 193301. Ruhama falls in Rafiabad sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 193301
- Gram panchayat P/Hq Saripara
- Community development block Rohama
- Census village code 002300

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ruhama from nearby towns?
- Rafiabad (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ) 13 km by road
- Rafiabad (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ruhama?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Ruhama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 7 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 4 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baramulla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Baramulla
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ruhama known for?

The main crops are apple and maiza. Products made here include carpet,weaving. About 82% of the 913 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ruhama

Of every 100 households in Ruhama in 2011, 89 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ruhama · ■ Rafiabad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 96%
- Toilet within the home 55% 72%
- No toilet (open defecation) 43% 24%
- Tap water 0% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 85%
- Use banking services 86% 74%
- Television 58% 50%
- Mobile phone 71% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 6%
- None of these assets 1% 13%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ruhama?

■ Ruhama · ■ Rafiabad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.5% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 955
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 809 914
- Working population 43.5% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 44.0% for women. 47% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 195 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 391 (16%) · ■ Household industry 24 (1%) · ■ Other work 364 (15%) · ■ Marginal 1,485 (60%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Rafiabad
- Achha Bal 5,440 people
- Raban Ranahama 4,434 people
- Ludura 4,203 people
- Behram Pora 4,008 people

All 77 villages in Rafiabad

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ruhama? 193301
- How far is Ruhama from Baramulla? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Ruhama? 5,657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruhama in? Baramula district (Rafiabad sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ruhama? 52.5% (Census 2011)

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