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

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Hoom

Hoom is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **403 people in 64 households**, the 70th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 403people (2011)
- 64households
- 40.6%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Hoom PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKhai Pora
- Community development blockTangmarg
- Census village code002615

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

## How far is Hoom from nearby towns?

- Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)31 km by road
- Tangmarg (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 Hoom?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Hoom; 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
- ●DispensaryIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tangmarg
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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)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 Hoom known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. About 75% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Hoom

Of every 100 households in Hoom in 2011, 86 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hoom · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**55%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****17%**

**67%

Television ****48%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Hoom?

■ Hoom · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.6%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**879

Working population ****23.3%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.7% for men and 29.6% for women. 39% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 30 (32%) · **■** Marginal 60 (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

- Gul Jafar427 people
- Sonli Pora426 people
- Gulbakawali412 people
- Mala Pora Sangrama408 people
- Gulrang400 people
- Tantripora398 people
- Ratni Pora Payin388 people
- Wahipora366 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Hoom from Baramulla?31 km by road
- What is the population of Hoom?403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hoom in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Hoom?40.6% (Census 2011)