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

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Gulfam

Gulfam is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 35 households**, the 84th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 258people (2011)
- 35households
- 60.2%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Gulfam PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBla 326 Warapora
- Community development blockTangmarg
- Census village code002666

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

## How far is Gulfam from nearby towns?

- Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tangmarg (nearest town)9 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 Gulfam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gulfam; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandilura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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)19 h summer · 17 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 Gulfam known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 83% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Gulfam

Of every 100 households in Gulfam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gulfam · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

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

**84%

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

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**90%

Use banking services ****85%**

**67%

Television ****56%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****18%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Gulfam?

■ Gulfam · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**879

Working population ****22.9%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 47.7% for women. 40% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 47 (80%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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

- Dara Hama293 people
- Haripora288 people
- Imbarzal Bag275 people
- Gulbrag260 people
- Meri Pora258 people
- Gulrow256 people
- Gound Magsud238 people
- Zasapora232 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gulfam from Baramulla?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gulfam?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gulfam in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gulfam?60.2% (Census 2011)