# Gandhote Village, Ramban, Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Ramban, Ramban 

# Gandhote

Gandhote is a village in Ramban sub-district of Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,558 people in 294 households**, the 36th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%.

- 1,558people (2011)
- 294households
- 43.4%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Gandhote PIN code and other codes

Gandhote falls in Ramban sub-district, Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatGandhote
- Community development blockRamban
- Census village code004634

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

## How far is Gandhote from nearby towns?

- Ramban (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ramban (district HQ)5 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 Gandhote?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramban
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ramban
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ramban
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Gandhote known for?

The main crops are **maize, patatos and beans**. About 14% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gandhote

Of every 100 households in Gandhote in 2011, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhote · ■ Ramban rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****68%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****76%**

**73%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gandhote?

■ Gandhote · ■ Ramban rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%**

**53.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**922

Working population ****21.9%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 23.9% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 211 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (17%) · **■** Other work 56 (16%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

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 Ramban

- Kalimasta1,789 people
- Kahbi Jagir1,770 people
- Dhandnat1,703 people
- Gandri1,591 people
- Ganote1,557 people
- Dhandla1,525 people
- Famroot1,519 people
- Ind1,515 people

[All 95 villages in Ramban](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ramban/ramban/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhote from Ramban?5 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhote?1,558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhote in?Ramban district (Ramban sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhote?43.4% (Census 2011)