# Yechi Hama Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/yechi-hama/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Yechi Hama Yechi Hama is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,082 people in 184 households**, the 33rd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 1,082people (2011) - 184households - 52.8%literacy - 878females per 1,000 males ## Yechi Hama PIN code and other codes Yechi Hama falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatYachamma - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002912 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Yechi Hama from nearby towns? - Kangan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)10 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)30 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 Yechi Hama? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Yechi Hama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Yechi Hama known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 68% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Yechi Hama Of every 100 households in Yechi Hama in 2011, 96 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Yechi Hama · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **81% Toilet within the home ****47%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **43% Tap water ****92%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****50%** **45% Television ****24%** **24% Mobile phone ****29%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Yechi Hama? ■ Yechi Hama · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788** **877 Working population ****23.8%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.9% for men and 38.3% for women. 41% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 33 (13%) · **■** Marginal 224 (87%) 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 - Barwalah1,337 people - Najwan Nilah1,193 people - Hardo Panzin1,146 people - Nilagrar1,085 people - Sonamarg1,051 people - Chiner1,007 people - Lari889 people - Daraduder798 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Yechi Hama from Gaderbal?10 km by road - What is the population of Yechi Hama?1,082 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yechi Hama in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Yechi Hama?52.8% (Census 2011)