# Maz Bug Village, Sopore, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/maz-bug/ Village · Sopore, Baramula # Maz Bug Maz Bug is a village in Sopore sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,657 people in 269 households**, the 35th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%. - 1,657people (2011) - 269households - 67.0%literacy - 961females per 1,000 males ## Maz Bug PIN code and other codes Maz Bug falls in Sopore sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatMaz Bug - Community development blockSopore - Census village code002213 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maz Bug from nearby towns? - Sopore (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)19 km by road - Sopore (nearest town)5 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 Maz Bug? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Maz Bug; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Sopore - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sopore - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sopore - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 9 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 Maz Bug known for? The main crops are **apple, rice and vegetables**. About 66% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Maz Bug Of every 100 households in Maz Bug in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Maz Bug · ■ Sopore rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****97%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **10% Tap water ****51%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **88% Use banking services ****68%** **68% Television ****63%** **54% Mobile phone ****74%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****5%** **9% 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 Maz Bug? ■ Maz Bug · ■ Sopore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **66.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **914 Working population ****29.8%** **26.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 57.3% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 46 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (9%) · **■** Other work 185 (37%) · **■** Marginal 220 (45%) 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 Sopore - Nathi Pora1,827 people - Bulagam1,800 people - Pathu Kah Muqam1,791 people - Renji1,750 people - Lathi Shath1,654 people - Rampora Rajpur1,599 people - Bohri Pora1,590 people - Logri Pora1,441 people [All 58 villages in Sopore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maz Bug from Baramulla?19 km by road - What is the population of Maz Bug?1,657 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maz Bug in?Baramula district (Sopore sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Maz Bug?67.0% (Census 2011)