Village · Pulwama, Pulwama # Ashamandar Ashamandar is a village in Pulwama sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 667 people in 91 households, the 133rd largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 667 people (2011) - 91 households - 75.9% literacy - 808 females per 1,000 males ## Ashamandar PIN code and other codes Ashamandar falls in Pulwama sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Murran - Community development block Pulwama - Census village code 003164 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ashamandar from nearby towns? - Pulwama (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Pulwama (district HQ) 5 km by road - Pulwama (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ashamandar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ashamandar; 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 - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pulwama - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pulwama - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Pulwama - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 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 Ashamandar known for? The main crops are paddy, oilseeds and apples. About 61% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ashamandar Of every 100 households in Ashamandar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Ashamandar · ■ Pulwama rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 89% - Toilet within the home 87% 68% - No toilet (open defecation) 13% 29% - Tap water 67% 68% - Drinking water within premises 75% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 86% - Use banking services 60% 60% - Television 71% 56% - Mobile phone 85% 79% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 16% 7% - Car / jeep / van 15% 7% - None of these assets 7% 9% - Own their home 95% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ashamandar? ■ Ashamandar · ■ Pulwama rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.9% 60.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 808 938 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 508 793 - Working population 25.8% 30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 63.9% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 48 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (6%) · ■ Household industry 6 (3%) · ■ Other work 95 (55%) · ■ Marginal 12 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pulwama - Uzram Batri 693 people - Sanzi Watra 687 people - Odar Shawra 685 people - Yaider Shopian 670 people - Gala Bug 658 people - Chundh Pora 656 people - Lasi Pora 649 people - Bara Pora 641 people All 191 villages in Pulwama ## Quick answers - How far is Ashamandar from Pulwama? 5 km by road - What is the population of Ashamandar? 667 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ashamandar in? Pulwama district (Pulwama sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Ashamandar? 75.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pulwama/ashamandar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.