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

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Village · Kangan, Ganderbal 

# Mamer

Mamer is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,883 people in 430 households**, the 16th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 2,883people (2011)
- 430households
- 55.1%literacy
- 191202PIN code

## Mamer PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mamer is 191202.** Mamer falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code191202
- Gram panchayatMamer A B
- Community development blockKangan
- Census village code002914

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

## How far is Mamer from nearby towns?

- Kangan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaderbal (district HQ)32 km by road
- Ganderbal (nearest town)33 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 Mamer?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mamer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Mamer known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpets. About 45% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Mamer

Of every 100 households in Mamer in 2011, 95 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mamer · ■ Kangan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****53%**

**45%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Mamer?

■ Mamer · ■ Kangan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**877

Working population ****28.6%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 41.6% for women. 39% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 230 (28%) · **■** Marginal 386 (47%)

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

- Anderwan3,096 people
- Berna Bugh3,006 people
- Kolan2,960 people
- Fraw Haknar2,918 people
- Porajat Gagangir2,755 people
- Cheerwan2,706 people
- Rayil2,647 people
- Hayan Palpora2,645 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mamer?191202
- How far is Mamer from Gaderbal?32 km by road
- What is the population of Mamer?2,883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mamer in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Mamer?55.1% (Census 2011)