# Baharestan Village, Tangmarg, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Baharestan

Baharestan is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,260 people in 353 households**, the 8th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 2,260people (2011)
- 353households
- 63.7%literacy
- 193402PIN code

## Baharestan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baharestan is 193402.** Baharestan falls in Tangmarg sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193402
- Gram panchayatChandil Wanigam
- Community development blockKunzer
- Census village code002687

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

## How far is Baharestan from nearby towns?

- Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)48 km by road
- Kunzer (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 Baharestan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Baharestan; 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 · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunzer
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Baharestan known for?

The main crops are **apple**. Products made here include carpet and shawl. About 64% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Baharestan

Of every 100 households in Baharestan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Baharestan · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**12%

Tap water ****94%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****81%**

**67%

Television ****60%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

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 Baharestan?

■ Baharestan · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**879

Working population ****19.3%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 53.1% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 22 (5%) · **■** Other work 277 (63%) · **■** Marginal 34 (8%)

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 Tangmarg

- Hajibal3,703 people
- Sumbal Bag3,161 people
- Hari Utnu2,899 people
- Hardu Shuru2,470 people
- Treran2,192 people
- Ogmuna2,133 people
- Kata Pora1,945 people
- Chandil1,801 people

[All 96 villages in Tangmarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baharestan?193402
- How far is Baharestan from Baramulla?48 km by road
- What is the population of Baharestan?2,260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baharestan in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Baharestan?63.7% (Census 2011)