# Gul Afshan Village, Tangmarg, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/gul-afshan/ Village · Tangmarg, Baramula # Gul Afshan Gul Afshan is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,008 people in 179 households**, the 33rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 1,008people (2011) - 179households - 63.6%literacy - 1,028females per 1,000 males ## Gul Afshan PIN code and other codes Gul Afshan falls in Tangmarg sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatMalgam - Community development blockKunzer - Census village code002645 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gul Afshan from nearby towns? - Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)30 km by road - Kunzer (nearest town)4 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 Gul Afshan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gul Afshan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kunzer - ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 4 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 Gul Afshan known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vgetables**. Products made here include carpet and shawl. About 67% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Gul Afshan Of every 100 households in Gul Afshan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Gul Afshan · ■ Tangmarg rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****96%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **12% Tap water ****100%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****96%** **67% Television ****50%** **53% Mobile phone ****90%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gul Afshan? ■ Gul Afshan · ■ Tangmarg rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **60.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793** **879 Working population ****24.8%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 50.5% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (6%) · **■** Household industry 26 (10%) · **■** Other work 160 (64%) · **■** Marginal 45 (18%) 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 - Sher Bag1,063 people - Khai Pora Payin1,061 people - Mang Lara1,027 people - Gul Sawam1,015 people - Pandit Pora Bala1,005 people - Wara Pora982 people - Buna Gam976 people - Turka Batapora900 people [All 96 villages in Tangmarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gul Afshan from Baramulla?30 km by road - What is the population of Gul Afshan?1,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gul Afshan in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gul Afshan?63.6% (Census 2011)