# Giru Village, Awantipora, Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/awantipora/giru/ Village · Awantipora, Pulwama # Giru Giru is a village in Awantipora sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192122**. The 2011 Census counted **5,674 people in 962 households**, the 2nd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%. - 5,674people (2011) - 962households - 69.0%literacy - 192122PIN code ## Giru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Giru is 192122.** Giru falls in Awantipora sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192122 - Gram panchayatNoorpora - Community development blockTral - Census village code002999 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Giru from nearby towns? - Awaintipora (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Pulwama (district HQ)17 km by road - Awantipora (nearest town)2 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 Giru? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Giru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tral - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Giru known for? The main crops are **saifran**. About 77% of the 723 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Giru Of every 100 households in Giru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Giru · ■ Awantipora rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****62%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **51% Tap water ****51%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **87% Use banking services ****78%** **65% Television ****59%** **48% Mobile phone ****84%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **7% None of these assets ****7%** **11% Own their home ****98%** **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 Giru? ■ Giru · ■ Awantipora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **65.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **827 Working population ****31.4%** **31.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 59.2% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (4%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 762 (43%) · **■** Marginal 768 (43%) 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 Awantipora - Tokuna6,775 people - Chersu5,046 people - Hari Pari Gam4,672 people - Midoora4,441 people - Malang Pora4,034 people [All 46 villages in Awantipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/awantipora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Giru?192122 - How far is Giru from Pulwama?17 km by road - What is the population of Giru?5,674 (Census 2011) - Which district is Giru in?Pulwama district (Awantipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Giru?69.0% (Census 2011)