# Bobay Village, Majalta, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Majalta, Udhampur 

# Bobay

Bobay is a village in Majalta sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,788 people in 367 households**, the 6th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,788people (2011)
- 367households
- 63.2%literacy
- 184205PIN code

## Bobay PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bobay is 184205.** Bobay falls in Majalta sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184205
- Gram panchayatBobay
- Community development blockDudu
- Census village code005156

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

## How far is Bobay from nearby towns?

- Majalta (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Udhampur (nearest town)65 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 Bobay?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bobay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majalta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 9 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 Bobay known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include carpet. About 23% of the 1,182 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Bobay

Of every 100 households in Bobay in 2011, 69 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bobay · ■ Majalta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**83%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****46%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****91%**

**76%

Television ****23%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**23%

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 Bobay?

■ Bobay · ■ Majalta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****683**

**852

Working population ****32.5%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 52.4% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 225 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 128 (22%) · **■** Marginal 226 (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 Majalta

- Ghar Sawanabanj2,750 people
- Sehal2,587 people
- Chohan2,379 people
- Puthwar2,269 people
- Mujaltha1,775 people
- Sundla1,765 people
- Amara1,745 people
- Buttal1,730 people

[All 42 villages in Majalta](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/majalta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bobay?184205
- How far is Bobay from Udhampur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bobay?1,788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bobay in?Udhampur district (Majalta sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bobay?63.2% (Census 2011)