# Mani Gam Village, Lar, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Lar, Ganderbal 

# Mani Gam

Mani Gam is a village in Lar sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **7,606 people in 1,208 households**, the 1st largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 7,606people (2011)
- 1,208households
- 60.0%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Mani Gam PIN code and other codes

Mani Gam falls in Lar sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatMani Gam A B
- Community development blockLar
- Census village code002852

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

## How far is Mani Gam from nearby towns?

- Lar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaderbal (district HQ)8 km by road
- Ganderbal (nearest town)8 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 Mani Gam?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Mani Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gaderbal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gaderbal
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Mani Gam known for?

Products made here include carpets. About 72% of the 606 hectares of village land is sown, and 415 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 Mani Gam

Of every 100 households in Mani Gam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Mani Gam · ■ Lar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**13%

Tap water ****94%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**66%

Use banking services ****68%**

**69%

Television ****55%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Mani Gam?

■ Mani Gam · ■ Lar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**854

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**879

Working population ****30.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 48.2% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (6%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,105 (49%) · **■** Marginal 954 (42%)

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 Lar

- Yan Goora6,380 people
- Chunt Valiwar5,950 people
- Wakura4,463 people
- Batvena3,711 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mani Gam from Gaderbal?8 km by road
- What is the population of Mani Gam?7,606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mani Gam in?Ganderbal district (Lar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Mani Gam?60.0% (Census 2011)
