# Maij Village, Pampore, Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pampore/maij/ Village · Pampore, Pulwama # Maij Maij is a village in Pampore sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,759 people in 260 households**, the 9th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%. - 1,759people (2011) - 260households - 60.5%literacy - 918females per 1,000 males ## Maij PIN code and other codes Maij falls in Pampore sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKonibal - Community development blockPampore - Census village code002965 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maij from nearby towns? - Pampore (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Pulwama (district HQ)18 km by road - Pampore (nearest town)3 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 Maij? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Maij; 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 · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pampore - ○Degree college10+ km · Srinagar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pampore - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Maij known for? The main crops are **saffron, shali and almonds**. Products made here include shallbafi, tapistry and kaleenbafi. About 76% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Maij Of every 100 households in Maij in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Maij · ■ Pampore rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****96%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **14% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **67% Use banking services ****86%** **75% Television ****76%** **71% Mobile phone ****92%** **88% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **4% 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 Maij? ■ Maij · ■ Pampore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%** **63.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819** **887 Working population ****29.8%** **39.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 49.7% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 67 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (16%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (26%) · **■** Marginal 228 (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 Pampore - Ledhu4,604 people - Chanda Haro3,551 people - Patal Bag2,639 people - Khani Bal2,486 people - Lal Pora1,434 people - Sata Pokhran1,342 people - Mundak Pal1,256 people - Androsa1,058 people [All 26 villages in Pampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pampore/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maij from Pulwama?18 km by road - What is the population of Maij?1,759 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maij in?Pulwama district (Pampore sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Maij?60.5% (Census 2011)