# Gurekra Village, Gandoh, Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandoh, Doda 

# Gurekra

Gurekra is a village in Gandoh sub-district of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182203**. The 2011 Census counted **979 people in 155 households**, the 31st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 979people (2011)
- 155households
- 62.8%literacy
- 182203PIN code

## Gurekra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurekra is 182203.** Gurekra falls in Gandoh sub-district, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182203
- Gram panchayatGurekra
- Community development blockGandoh
- Census village code004378

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

## How far is Gurekra from nearby towns?

- Gandoh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Doda (district HQ)75 km by road
- Doda (nearest town)70 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 Gurekra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gurekra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Changa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Changa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Gurekra known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include rajmash and carpet. About 40% of the 182 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 Gurekra

Of every 100 households in Gurekra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurekra · ■ Gandoh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**25%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****97%**

**65%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Gurekra?

■ Gurekra · ■ Gandoh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205**

**962

Working population ****22.3%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 47.9% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (35%) · **■** Marginal 96 (44%)

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 Gandoh

- Samai1,133 people
- Chanias1,132 people
- Dhonsa1,095 people
- Taloogarh1,089 people
- Inharra966 people
- Achher961 people
- Hadal942 people
- Gando938 people

[All 67 villages in Gandoh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/gandoh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurekra?182203
- How far is Gurekra from Doda?75 km by road
- What is the population of Gurekra?979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurekra in?Doda district (Gandoh sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gurekra?62.8% (Census 2011)