# Mar Gund Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/mar-gund/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Mar Gund Mar Gund is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,921 people in 302 households**, the 26th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 1,921people (2011) - 302households - 56.0%literacy - 742females per 1,000 males ## Mar Gund PIN code and other codes Mar Gund falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatMar Gund - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002907 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mar Gund from nearby towns? - Kangan (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)27 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)22 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 Mar Gund? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Mar Gund; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kangan - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Mar Gund known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include wood carving. About 88% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Mar Gund Of every 100 households in Mar Gund in 2011, 99 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Mar Gund · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **81% Toilet within the home ****54%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **43% Tap water ****99%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **91% Use banking services ****90%** **45% Television ****35%** **24% Mobile phone ****90%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Mar Gund? ■ Mar Gund · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****742** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819** **877 Working population ****21.1%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.6% for men and 51.2% for women. 32% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 174 (43%) · **■** Marginal 110 (27%) 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 - Arigori Pora2,488 people - Palang2,450 people - Sumbal Bala2,415 people - Ara Hama2,112 people - Khanan1,731 people - Satrina1,494 people - Barwalah1,337 people - Najwan Nilah1,193 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mar Gund from Gaderbal?27 km by road - What is the population of Mar Gund?1,921 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mar Gund in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Mar Gund?56.0% (Census 2011)