# Gashand Village, Chenani, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Chenani, Udhampur 

# Gashand

Gashand is a village in Chenani sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182161**. The 2011 Census counted **465 people in 92 households**, the 31st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 465people (2011)
- 92households
- 43.2%literacy
- 182161PIN code

## Gashand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gashand is 182161.** Gashand falls in Chenani sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182161
- Gram panchayatSira
- Community development blockChenani
- Census village code005021

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

## How far is Gashand from nearby towns?

- Chenani (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chenani (nearest town)12 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 Gashand?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gashand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sudhmahadev
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Gashand known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and potato**. About 23% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Gashand

Of every 100 households in Gashand in 2011, 53 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gashand · ■ Chenani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****57%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****80%**

**54%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gashand?

■ Gashand · ■ Chenani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**944

Working population ****46.7%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 29.9% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 85 (39%)

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 Chenani

- Mandlot774 people
- Bant614 people
- Bashti570 people
- Jig559 people
- Ghumarli415 people
- Kulasar415 people
- Dhar Shiv Garh356 people
- Kharwa354 people

[All 47 villages in Chenani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/chenani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gashand?182161
- How far is Gashand from Udhampur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gashand?465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gashand in?Udhampur district (Chenani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gashand?43.2% (Census 2011)