# Gomal Village, Karnah, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Karnah, Kupwara 

# Gomal

Gomal is a village in Karnah sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **982 people in 147 households**, the 18th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 982people (2011)
- 147households
- 74.3%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Gomal PIN code and other codes

Gomal falls in Karnah sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatTangdar
- Community development blockTanghdar
- Census village code000342

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

## How far is Gomal from nearby towns?

- Karnah (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)66 km by road
- Kupwara (nearest town)67 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 Gomal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gomal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Gomal known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. About 77% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Gomal

Of every 100 households in Gomal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gomal · ■ Karnah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**63%

Tap water ****99%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**17%

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

**18%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****1%**

**43%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**88%

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 Gomal?

■ Gomal · ■ Karnah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**807

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**901

Working population ****21.7%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 66.2% for women. 36% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 120 (56%) · **■** Marginal 78 (37%)

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 Karnah

- Tad1,185 people
- Amrooi1,128 people
- Teetwal1,035 people
- Dhanni1,026 people
- Drangla Bayadi918 people
- Chani Pora Pain884 people
- Kohnagabra834 people
- Panj Taran822 people

[All 41 villages in Karnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/karnah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gomal from Kupwara?66 km by road
- What is the population of Gomal?982 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gomal in?Kupwara district (Karnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gomal?74.3% (Census 2011)