Village · Awantipora, Pulwama
# Sail

Sail is a village in Awantipora sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 869 people in 154 households, the 28th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.
- 869 people (2011)
- 154 households
- 68.5% literacy
- 957 females per 1,000 males

## Sail PIN code and other codes

Sail falls in Awantipora sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Chersoo
- Community development block Tral
- Census village code 003000

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

## How far is Sail from nearby towns?
- Awantipora (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Pulwama (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Awantipora (nearest town) 4 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sail?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sail; 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
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sail known for?

The main crops are saifran. About 69% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sail

Of every 100 households in Sail in 2011, 99 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sail · ■ Awantipora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 96%
- Toilet within the home 36% 47%
- No toilet (open defecation) 64% 51%
- Tap water 3% 48%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 82% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 17% 87%
- Use banking services 85% 65%
- Television 66% 48%
- Mobile phone 95% 76%
- Computer with internet 1% 2%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 7%
- None of these assets 4% 11%
- 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 Sail?

■ Sail · ■ Awantipora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.5% 65.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 935
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 966 827
- Working population 28.2% 31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 52.2% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 70 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (7%) · ■ Household industry 9 (4%) · ■ Other work 108 (44%) · ■ Marginal 42 (17%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Awantipora
- Shahabad Bala 1,049 people
- Raj Pora Ullar 1,040 people
- Ladremar 975 people
- Kanji Nagh 875 people
- Poshwan 862 people
- Ranzi Pora 694 people
- Khandi Pora 676 people
- Shahabad Pain 597 people

All 46 villages in Awantipora

## Quick answers
- How far is Sail from Pulwama? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Sail? 869 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sail in? Pulwama district (Awantipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sail? 68.5% (Census 2011)

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