Village · Kulgam, Kulgam # Bachroo Bachroo is a village in Kulgam sub-district of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192231. The 2011 Census counted 1,973 people in 322 households, the 35th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.8%. - 1,973 people (2011) - 322 households - 67.6% literacy - 192231 PIN code ## Bachroo PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bachroo is 192231. Bachroo falls in Kulgam sub-district, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 192231 - Gram panchayat Bachroo - Community development block Quimoh - Census village code 003913 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bachroo from nearby towns? - Kulgam (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Kulgam (district HQ) 9 km by road - Quimoh (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bachroo? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bachroo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Qaimoh - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kulgam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kulgam - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bachroo known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include carpet. About 72% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bachroo Of every 100 households in Bachroo in 2011, 97 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Bachroo · ■ Kulgam rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 73% - Toilet within the home 74% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 26% 45% - Tap water 99% 70% - Drinking water within premises 69% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 62% 52% - Television 64% 40% - Mobile phone 79% 72% - Computer with internet 4% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 5% - Car / jeep / van 13% 4% - None of these assets 5% 14% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bachroo? ■ Bachroo · ■ Kulgam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.6% 60.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 991 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 896 886 - Working population 39.7% 35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 56.7% for women. 52% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 218 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (1%) · ■ Household industry 15 (2%) · ■ Other work 281 (36%) · ■ Marginal 262 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kulgam - Dard Gund 2,100 people - Chamb Gund 2,071 people - Mandhool 2,010 people - Karaloo 1,980 people - Chandan Pajan 1,955 people - Ruzloo 1,954 people - Arigutnoo 1,947 people - Sonigam 1,926 people All 163 villages in Kulgam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bachroo? 192231 - How far is Bachroo from Kulgam? 9 km by road - What is the population of Bachroo? 1,973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bachroo in? Kulgam district (Kulgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Bachroo? 67.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kulgam/kulgam/bachroo/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.