Village · Dooru, Anantnag
# Kaprin

Kaprin is a village in Dooru sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192212. The 2011 Census counted 3,646 people in 512 households, the 16th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.
- 3,646 people (2011)
- 512 households
- 50.6% literacy
- 192212 PIN code

## Kaprin PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kaprin is 192212. Kaprin falls in Dooru sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 192212
- Gram panchayat Kaprin B
- Community development block Shahabad
- Census village code 003875

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

## How far is Kaprin from nearby towns?
- Dooru (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Verinag (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kaprin?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kaprin; 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 · 3 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kaprin known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kaprin

Of every 100 households in Kaprin in 2011, 76 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kaprin · ■ Dooru rural average
- Electricity for lighting 76% 72%
- Toilet within the home 62% 55%
- No toilet (open defecation) 38% 35%
- Tap water 60% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 90%
- Use banking services 30% 44%
- Television 15% 35%
- Mobile phone 55% 64%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 32% 20%
- 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 Kaprin?

■ Kaprin · ■ Dooru rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.6% 63.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 859 907
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 662 825
- Working population 36.2% 31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 40.2% for women. 36% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (1%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 598 (45%) · ■ Marginal 674 (51%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dooru
- Nusoo Badra Gund 4,667 people
- Sadi Wara 3,899 people
- Vesu 3,772 people
- Halsidar 3,722 people
- Checki Wan Gund 3,555 people
- Shangran Devsar 3,476 people
- Mundah 3,323 people
- Hardu Dehrana 3,099 people

All 62 villages in Dooru

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kaprin? 192212
- How far is Kaprin from Anantnag? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Kaprin? 3,646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaprin in? Anantnag district (Dooru sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kaprin? 50.6% (Census 2011)

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