# Busmina Village, Marwah, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Marwah, Kishtwar 

# Busmina

Busmina is a village in Marwah sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,041 people in 184 households**, the 14th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 1,041people (2011)
- 184households
- 48.0%literacy
- 182205PIN code

## Busmina PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Busmina is 182205.** Busmina falls in Marwah sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182205
- Gram panchayatBusmina
- Community development blockWarwan
- Census village code004733

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

## How far is Busmina from nearby towns?

- Marwah (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)145 km by road
- Kokernag (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 Busmina?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Busmina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aftee
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Busmina known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 9% of the 885 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Busmina

Of every 100 households in Busmina in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Busmina · ■ Marwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****33%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**48%

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 Busmina?

■ Busmina · ■ Marwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**904

Working population ****28.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 34.4% for women. 40% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 75 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 192 (66%)

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 Marwah

- Deharna1,424 people
- Chicha Dachhan1,389 people
- Pathgam1,242 people
- Margi1,207 people
- Inshan1,031 people
- Aftee932 people
- Choye Draman920 people
- Mulwarwan850 people

[All 27 villages in Marwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/marwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Busmina?182205
- How far is Busmina from Kishtwar?145 km by road
- What is the population of Busmina?1,041 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Busmina in?Kishtwar district (Marwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Busmina?48.0% (Census 2011)