Village · Pulwama, Pulwama
# Gadha Bug

Gadha Bug is a village in Pulwama sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192305. The 2011 Census counted 163 people in 22 households, the 181st largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.
- 163 people (2011)
- 22 households
- 64.4% literacy
- 192305 PIN code

## Gadha Bug PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gadha Bug is 192305. Gadha Bug falls in Pulwama sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 192305
- Gram panchayat Nowpora Payeem
- Community development block Pulwama
- Census village code 003271

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

## How far is Gadha Bug from nearby towns?
- Pulwama (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Pulwama (district HQ) 13 km by road
- Pulwama (nearest town) 13 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gadha Bug?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gadha Bug; 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
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gadha Bug known for?

The main crops are paddy and oilseeds. Products made here include ocarpet. About 54% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gadha Bug

Of every 100 households in Gadha Bug in 2011, 100 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadha Bug · ■ Pulwama rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 89%
- Toilet within the home 43% 68%
- No toilet (open defecation) 52% 29%
- Tap water 24% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 57% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 86%
- Use banking services 33% 60%
- Television 76% 56%
- Mobile phone 71% 79%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 7%
- None of these assets 0% 9%
- 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 Gadha Bug?

■ Gadha Bug · ■ Pulwama rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.4% 60.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 791 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 292 793
- Working population 27.6% 30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 56.9% for women. 40% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 14 (31%) · ■ Marginal 23 (51%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pulwama
- Senzen Shahoora 206 people
- Konju 200 people
- Mir Bagh 199 people
- Fasteh Pora 192 people
- Rakhi Pahu 153 people
- Nareh Naw Pora 139 people
- Chandi Pora 106 people
- Bagtrich 59 people

All 191 villages in Pulwama

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gadha Bug? 192305
- How far is Gadha Bug from Pulwama? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Gadha Bug? 163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadha Bug in? Pulwama district (Pulwama sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gadha Bug? 64.4% (Census 2011)

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