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

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Dhobiwan

Dhobiwan is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,641 people in 249 households**, the 17th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,641people (2011)
- 249households
- 69.5%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Dhobiwan PIN code and other codes

Dhobiwan falls in Tangmarg sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatLalpora B
- Community development blockKunzer
- Census village code002698

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

## How far is Dhobiwan from nearby towns?

- Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)43 km by road
- Kunzer (nearest town)8 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 Dhobiwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobiwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunzer
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 6 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 Dhobiwan known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 74% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Dhobiwan

Of every 100 households in Dhobiwan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dhobiwan · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

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

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**12%

Tap water ****74%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**90%

Use banking services ****93%**

**67%

Television ****70%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Dhobiwan?

■ Dhobiwan · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**879

Working population ****21.5%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 56.8% for women. 36% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (52%) · **■** Marginal 88 (25%)

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

- Takia Bata Pora1,772 people
- Taj Pora1,759 people
- Goni Pora1,732 people
- Dewa Bug1,683 people
- Gul Badan1,487 people
- Dewa Pora1,444 people
- Hardu Bani1,411 people
- Gulab Bagh1,390 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhobiwan from Baramulla?43 km by road
- What is the population of Dhobiwan?1,641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhobiwan in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dhobiwan?69.5% (Census 2011)