Dooniwari Explained

Dooniwari (ڈونی وادی)
Other Name:Dooniwara (ڈونی وارہ)
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:33.9721°N 74.8317°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Budgam
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.68
Elevation M:1,585
Population Total:1839
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2] [3]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:191113
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0194
Registration Plate:JK04
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:914/1000 (2011)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:59.56% (2011)

Dooniwari (Urdu: '''ڈونی وادی''') or Dooniwara (Urdu: '''ڈونی وارہ''') is a village in Budgam district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, situated away from Srinagar city and away from Budgam town. The total geographical area of village is . Dooniwari has a total population of 1,839 citizens. There are about 278 houses in Dooniwari village as per 2011 census. Areas in its locality include Wathoora, Gopalpora, Chattergam, Kralapora and Bagati Kani Pora.[4]

Dooniwari Data

Dooniwari Data! Particulars! Total! Male! Female
Total no. of houses278 - -
Population1,839961878
Child (0-6)301178123
Schedule caste000
Schedule tribe000
Literacy59.56 %72.03 %46.62 %
Total Workers601442159
Main Workers349--
Marginal Workers252110142

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Dooniwari village of Badgam district.

Work Profile

In Dooniwari, out of total population, 601 were engaged in work activities. 58.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 601 workers engaged in Main Work, 118 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Transport

Rail

The nearest railway station to Dooniwari is Srinagar railway station located at a distance of in Nowgam.

Airports

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of .

Demographics

As per Population Census 2011, Dooniwari village has population of 1839 citizens of which 961 are males while 878 are females. In Dooniwari, population of children with age 0-6 is 301 which makes up 16.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dooniwari is 914 females per 1,000 males which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir UT average of 889 females per 1000 males. Child Sex Ratio for the Dooniwari as per census is 691, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Education

Dooniwari has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Dooniwari village was 59.56 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Dooniwari Male literacy rate stands at 72.03 % while Female literacy rate was 46.62 %.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Villages and panchayats in Budgam district. Budgam.nic.in. 21 March 2021.
  2. Web site: The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020 . 27 September 2020.
  3. News: Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 . Rising Kashmir . 23 September 2020 . 30 May 2021 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 . dead .
  4. Web site: Doonwari · 191113. 2021-04-11. Doonwari · 191113. en.