# Shala Gam, Bijbehara, Anantnag – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/shala-gam/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Shala Gam Shala Gam is a village in [Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/) sub-district of [Anantnag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/) district, [Jammu and Kashmir](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/), PIN code **192124**. The 2011 Census counted **2,247 people in 329 households**, the 15th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 2,247people (2011) - 329households - 56.1%literacy - 192124PIN code ## Shala Gam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shala Gam is 192124.** Shala Gam falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192124 - Gram panchayatShala Gam - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003596 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shala Gam from nearby towns? - Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)24 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)15 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 Shala Gam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Shala Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijbehara - ○Degree college10+ km · Bijbehara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 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 Shala Gam known for? The main crops are **fruits and rice**. Products made here include carpet, namda and gabba. About 71% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Shala Gam Of every 100 households in Shala Gam in 2011, 74 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Shala Gam · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **93% Toilet within the home ****80%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **38% Tap water ****46%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****69%** **71% Television ****52%** **52% Mobile phone ****80%** **79% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****11%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **8% 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 Shala Gam? ■ Shala Gam · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820** **870 Working population ****50.7%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 41.3% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 337 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (5%) · **■** Marginal 740 (65%) 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 Bijbehara - Beya Warah2,553 people - Khush Roi Kalan2,547 people - Krandi-Gam2,445 people - Hati Gam2,308 people - Semithan.2,213 people - Mahind2,208 people - Tula Khan2,072 people - Now Shehra1,788 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shala Gam?192124 - How far is Shala Gam from Anantnag?24 km by road - What is the population of Shala Gam?2,247 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shala Gam in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shala Gam?56.1% (Census 2011)