# Bamlina Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Kangan, Ganderbal 

# Bamlina

Bamlina is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 44 households**, the 42nd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 278people (2011)
- 44households
- 68.5%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Bamlina PIN code and other codes

Bamlina falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatBerna Bugh
- Community development blockKangan
- Census village code002900

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

## How far is Bamlina from nearby towns?

- Kangan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaderbal (district HQ)32 km by road
- Ganderbal (nearest town)23 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 Bamlina?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bamlina; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kangan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kangan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Bamlina known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include wood carving. About 74% of the 48 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 Bamlina

Of every 100 households in Bamlina in 2011, 100 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamlina · ■ Kangan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**43%

Tap water ****98%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**32%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****67%**

**45%

Television ****40%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**21%

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 Bamlina?

■ Bamlina · ■ Kangan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**877

Working population ****21.6%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 53.6% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 46 (77%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 Kangan

- Kij Parah754 people
- Gund Ari713 people
- Drag Tanga385 people
- Tangchatir375 people

[All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamlina from Gaderbal?32 km by road
- What is the population of Bamlina?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamlina in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bamlina?68.5% (Census 2011)