Village · Karnah, Kupwara
# Bijidarah

Bijidarah is a village in Karnah sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193223. The 2011 Census counted 238 people in 47 households, the 35th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.
- 238 people (2011)
- 47 households
- 58.5% literacy
- 193223 PIN code

## Bijidarah PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bijidarah is 193223. Bijidarah falls in Karnah sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 193223
- Gram panchayat Tad
- Community development block Teetwal
- Census village code 000367

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bijidarah from nearby towns?
- Karnah (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Kupwara (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bijidarah?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bijidarah; 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
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kupwara
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kupwara
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bijidarah known for?

The main crops are wheat and paddy. About 16% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bijidarah

Of every 100 households in Bijidarah in 2011, 51 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bijidarah · ■ Karnah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 51% 65%
- Toilet within the home 0% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 63%
- Tap water 72% 71%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 76%
- Use banking services 92% 43%
- Television 4% 16%
- Mobile phone 2% 3%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 29%
- Own their home 98% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bijidarah?

■ Bijidarah · ■ Karnah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.5% 58.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 807
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 901
- Working population 25.6% 31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 35.7% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 5 (8%) · ■ Marginal 56 (92%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Karnah
- Badwan 432 people
- Tarbuni 406 people
- Jabri 347 people
- Karhama 313 people
- Gundi Shorth 210 people
- Chat Kari 189 people
- Hindwal 176 people
- Peir Panjoh 89 people

All 41 villages in Karnah

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bijidarah? 193223
- How far is Bijidarah from Kupwara? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Bijidarah? 238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijidarah in? Kupwara district (Karnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bijidarah? 58.5% (Census 2011)

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