# Befroo Village, Pampore, Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Pampore, Pulwama 

# Befroo

Befroo is a village in Pampore sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **903 people in 133 households**, the 15th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 903people (2011)
- 133households
- 64.8%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Befroo PIN code and other codes

Befroo falls in Pampore sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatKandlabal
- Community development blockPampore
- Census village code002967

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

## How far is Befroo from nearby towns?

- Pampore (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Pulwama (district HQ)18 km by road
- Pampore (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 Befroo?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Befroo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pampore
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pulwama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pulwama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Befroo known for?

About 44% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Befroo

Of every 100 households in Befroo in 2011, 100 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Befroo · ■ Pampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**67%

Use banking services ****90%**

**75%

Television ****84%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**88%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**11%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Befroo?

■ Befroo · ■ Pampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**887

Working population ****48.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 57.0% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 411 (94%)

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 Pampore

- Sata Pokhran1,342 people
- Mundak Pal1,256 people
- Androsa1,058 people
- Moni Pora983 people
- Bathon862 people
- Alchi Bagh799 people
- Krancho783 people
- Dusoo778 people

[All 26 villages in Pampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Befroo from Pulwama?18 km by road
- What is the population of Befroo?903 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Befroo in?Pulwama district (Pampore sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Befroo?64.8% (Census 2011)