Dooniwari

Village in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Dooniwari (ڈونی وادی) Dooniwara (ڈونی وارہ)
Village
33°58′20″N 74°49′54″E / 33.972091°N 74.831686°E / 33.972091; 74.831686
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Budgam
Area
• Total	1.68 km² (0.65 sq mi)
Elevation	1,585 m (5,200 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	1,839
• Density	1,100/km² (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English^[2]^[3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	191113
Telephone code	0194
Vehicle registration	JK04
Sex ratio	914♀/1000♂ (2011)
Literacy	59.56% (2011)
Website	budgam.nic.in

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 13 km (8.1 mi) away from Srinagar city and 18 km (11 mi) away from Budgam town.^[4] The total geographical area of village is 168 ha (420 acres). 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.^[5]

Dooniwari Data

Dooniwari Data
Partuculars	Total	Male	Female
Total no. of houses	278	-	-
Population	1,839	961	878
Child (0-6)	301	178	123
Schedule caste	0	0	0
Schedule tribe	0	0	0
Literacy	59.56 %	72.03 %	46.62 %
Total Workers	601	442	159
Main Workers	349	-	-
Marginal Workers	252	110	142

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 8 km (5.0 mi) in Nowgam.

Airports

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 13 km (8.1 mi).^{[citation needed]}

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.

Population

Females			47.74%
Males			52.25%
Percentage of Males & Females out of Total Population

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 %.

Literacy rate (Total) in Dooniwari

Educated Citizens (59.56%)

Non-Educated Citizens (40.44%)

Literacy rate of Females in Dooniwari

Educated Females (46.62%)

Non-Educated Females (53.38%)

Literacy rate of Males in Dooniwari

Educated Males (72.03%)

Non-Educated Males (27.97%)

References

^ "Villages and panchayats in Budgam district". Budgam.nic.in. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ India. Office of the Registrar General (1962), Census of India, 1961: Jammu and Kashmir, Manager of Publications, pp. 594–
^ "Doonwari · 191113". Doonwari · 191113. Retrieved 2021-04-11.