# Gund Sarsingh Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/gund-sarsingh/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Gund Sarsingh Gund Sarsingh is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,688 people in 505 households**, the 10th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 3,688people (2011) - 505households - 56.3%literacy - 892females per 1,000 males ## Gund Sarsingh PIN code and other codes Gund Sarsingh falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatGund - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gund Sarsingh from nearby towns? - Kangan (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)44 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)40 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 Gund Sarsingh? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Gund Sarsingh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Gund Sarsingh known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpets. About 51% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Gund Sarsingh Of every 100 households in Gund Sarsingh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gund Sarsingh · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **81% Toilet within the home ****82%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **43% Tap water ****80%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **91% Use banking services ****57%** **45% Television ****30%** **24% Mobile phone ****60%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****21%** **21% 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 Gund Sarsingh? ■ Gund Sarsingh · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **877 Working population ****27.3%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 44.7% for women. 40% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 561 (56%) · **■** Marginal 322 (32%) 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 - Wossan4,810 people - Akhal4,053 people - Hari Pora4,026 people - Thune4,020 people - Soraf Raw3,510 people - Anderwan3,096 people - Berna Bugh3,006 people - Kolan2,960 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gund Sarsingh from Gaderbal?44 km by road - What is the population of Gund Sarsingh?3,688 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gund Sarsingh in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gund Sarsingh?56.3% (Census 2011)