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

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Gulkhandan

Gulkhandan is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **530 people in 69 households**, the 58th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 530people (2011)
- 69households
- 56.0%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Gulkhandan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatWara Pora
- Community development blockTangmarg
- Census village code002631

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

## How far is Gulkhandan from nearby towns?

- Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)45 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 Gulkhandan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gulkhandan; 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 school5–10 km · Tangmarg
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Gulkhandan known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 76% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gulkhandan

Of every 100 households in Gulkhandan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Gulkhandan · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

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

**84%

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

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

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

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**67%

Television ****61%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

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

**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 Gulkhandan?

■ Gulkhandan · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**879

Working population ****22.8%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 45.3% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (36%) · **■** Marginal 77 (64%)

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

- Marchi Pora633 people
- Rawat Pora609 people
- Khamander Pora551 people
- Kulhama531 people
- Kech Mati Pora524 people
- Gul Nore522 people
- Shera Pora Telagam506 people
- Ratni Pora Bala488 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gulkhandan from Baramulla?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gulkhandan?530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gulkhandan in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gulkhandan?56.0% (Census 2011)