# Gound Magsud Village, Tangmarg, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Gound Magsud

Gound Magsud is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **238 people in 44 households**, the 87th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 238people (2011)
- 44households
- 53.4%literacy
- 1,070females per 1,000 males

## Gound Magsud PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPandit Pora
- Community development blockTangmarg
- Census village code002640

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

## How far is Gound Magsud from nearby towns?

- Tagmarg (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kunzer (nearest town)7 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 Gound Magsud?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Chandilura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Gound Magsud known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 64% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Gound Magsud

Of every 100 households in Gound Magsud in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gound Magsud · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**12%

Tap water ****96%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**67%

Television ****25%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gound Magsud?

■ Gound Magsud · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**879

Working population ****25.2%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 48.6% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 30 (50%) · **■** Marginal 27 (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 Tangmarg

- Gulbrag260 people
- Gulfam258 people
- Meri Pora258 people
- Gulrow256 people
- Zasapora232 people
- Kanhama231 people
- Gulrez212 people
- Tokal Pora162 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gound Magsud from Baramulla?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gound Magsud?238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gound Magsud in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gound Magsud?53.4% (Census 2011)
