# Gaudwana Village, Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam 

# Gaudwana

Gaudwana is a village in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192233**. The 2011 Census counted **1,308 people in 279 households**, the 26th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.3%.

- 1,308people (2011)
- 279households
- 52.6%literacy
- 192233PIN code

## Gaudwana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaudwana is 192233.** Gaudwana falls in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code192233
- Gram panchayatGaudwana
- Community development blockD.H Pora
- Census village code004068

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

## How far is Gaudwana from nearby towns?

- Damhalhanji Pora (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kulgam (district HQ)17 km by road
- Kulgam (nearest town)19 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 Gaudwana?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gaudwana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Damhalhanji Pora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kulgam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kulgam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Gaudwana known for?

About 70% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Gaudwana

Of every 100 households in Gaudwana in 2011, 78 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gaudwana · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**69%

Tap water ****68%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**29%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gaudwana?

■ Gaudwana · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**48.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**884

Working population ****43.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 43.6% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (7%) · **■** Household industry 37 (6%) · **■** Other work 80 (14%) · **■** Marginal 382 (67%)

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 Damhal Hanjipora

- Mir Wani1,615 people
- Chogal Pora1,500 people
- Halan1,479 people
- Gulzarabad1,459 people
- Samnoo1,278 people
- Nihama1,254 people
- Koreal1,161 people
- Kotamarag1,146 people

[All 52 villages in Damhal Hanjipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kulgam/damhal-hanjipora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaudwana?192233
- How far is Gaudwana from Kulgam?17 km by road
- What is the population of Gaudwana?1,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaudwana in?Kulgam district (Damhal Hanjipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gaudwana?52.6% (Census 2011)
