# Gul Jafar Village, Tangmarg, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Gul Jafar

Gul Jafar is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 48 households**, the 66th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 427people (2011)
- 48households
- 52.5%literacy
- 661females per 1,000 males

## Gul Jafar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBichpora
- Community development blockTangmarg
- Census village code002636

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

## How far is Gul Jafar from nearby towns?

- Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tangmarg (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 Gul Jafar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gul Jafar; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khaipora
- ○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 service5–10 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
- 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 Jafar known for?

The main crops are **apple**. Products made here include carpet. About 65% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Jafar

Of every 100 households in Gul Jafar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gul Jafar · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****93%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****77%**

**67%

Television ****64%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jafar?

■ Gul Jafar · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****661**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****353**

**879

Working population ****35.1%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 34.9% for women. 30% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 15 (10%) · **■** Other work 80 (53%) · **■** Marginal 35 (23%)

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

- Ratni Pora Bala488 people
- Hayat Pora465 people
- Kharnipora453 people
- Kamu Pora429 people
- Sonli Pora426 people
- Gulbakawali412 people
- Mala Pora Sangrama408 people
- Hoom403 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gul Jafar from Baramulla?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gul Jafar?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gul Jafar in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gul Jafar?52.5% (Census 2011)