Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag
# Opzan

Opzan is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192124. The 2011 Census counted 2,727 people in 364 households, the 10th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.
- 2,727 people (2011)
- 364 households
- 68.7% literacy
- 192124 PIN code

## Opzan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Opzan is 192124. Opzan falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 192124
- Gram panchayat Opzan
- Community development block Dachanipora
- Census village code 003602

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Opzan from nearby towns?
- Bijbehara (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ) 11 km by road
- Beijbehara (nearest town) 4 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Opzan?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bijbehara
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Bijbehara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Opzan known for?

Products made here include crewel. About 65% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Opzan

Of every 100 households in Opzan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Opzan · ■ Bijbehara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 93%
- Toilet within the home 65% 55%
- No toilet (open defecation) 31% 38%
- Tap water 80% 76%
- Drinking water within premises 97% 67%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 42% 71%
- Television 51% 52%
- Mobile phone 70% 79%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 6%
- None of these assets 10% 8%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Opzan?

■ Opzan · ■ Bijbehara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.7% 59.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 994
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 901 870
- Working population 45.6% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 54.0% for women. 42% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 356 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (1%) · ■ Household industry 16 (1%) · ■ Other work 97 (8%) · ■ Marginal 760 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bijbehara
- Kanalwan 3,822 people
- Gori 3,801 people
- Haussan Pora Bagh 2,967 people
- Veeri 2,753 people
- Beya Warah 2,553 people
- Khush Roi Kalan 2,547 people
- Krandi-Gam 2,445 people
- Hati Gam 2,308 people

All 52 villages in Bijbehara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Opzan? 192124
- How far is Opzan from Anantnag? 11 km by road
- What is the population of Opzan? 2,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Opzan in? Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Opzan? 68.7% (Census 2011)

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