Village · Awantipora, Pulwama
# Jawbrara

Jawbrara is a village in Awantipora sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,655 people in 272 households, the 15th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.
- 1,655 people (2011)
- 272 households
- 63.2% literacy
- 929 females per 1,000 males

## Jawbrara PIN code and other codes

Jawbrara falls in Awantipora sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Barsu
- Community development block Pampore
- Census village code 002986

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

## How far is Jawbrara from nearby towns?
- Awaintipora (sub-district HQ) 2 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.

## What facilities are there in Jawbrara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jawbrara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Awaintipora
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Awaintipora
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pulwama
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Srinagar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jawbrara known for?

The main crops are saifran. About 46% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jawbrara

Of every 100 households in Jawbrara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Jawbrara · ■ Awantipora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 63% 47%
- No toilet (open defecation) 29% 51%
- Tap water 8% 48%
- Drinking water within premises 62% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 42% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 55% 87%
- Use banking services 66% 65%
- Television 80% 48%
- Mobile phone 93% 76%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 24% 7%
- None of these assets 5% 11%
- Own their home 94% 99%

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

## What is the population of Jawbrara?

■ Jawbrara · ■ Awantipora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.2% 65.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 935
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 798 827
- Working population 27.9% 31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 53.5% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 377 (82%) · ■ Marginal 69 (15%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Awantipora
- Larki Pora 2,085 people
- Goori Pora 1,963 people
- Naina 1,897 people
- Larmoh Awan Pora 1,712 people
- Brabandna 1,612 people
- Graw Gund 1,516 people
- Pad Gam Pora 1,420 people
- Khalan Gund Mosa 1,308 people

All 46 villages in Awantipora

## Quick answers
- How far is Jawbrara from Pulwama? 17 km by road
- What is the population of Jawbrara? 1,655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jawbrara in? Pulwama district (Awantipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Jawbrara? 63.2% (Census 2011)

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