# Shaster Gam Village, Dooru, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/dooru/shaster-gam/ Village · Dooru, Anantnag # Shaster Gam Shaster Gam is a village in Dooru sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192221**. The 2011 Census counted **730 people in 86 households**, the 55th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 730people (2011) - 86households - 53.4%literacy - 192221PIN code ## Shaster Gam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shaster Gam is 192221.** Shaster Gam falls in Dooru sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192221 - Gram panchayatShaster Gam - Community development blockQazigund - Census village code003851 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shaster Gam from nearby towns? - Dooru (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)24 km by road - Dooru (nearest town)6 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 Shaster Gam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shaster Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Qazigund - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dooru - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Shaster Gam known for? Products made here include carpet. About 100% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Shaster Gam Of every 100 households in Shaster Gam in 2011, 81 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shaster Gam · ■ Dooru rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **72% Toilet within the home ****59%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **35% Tap water ****98%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **90% Use banking services ****66%** **44% Television ****25%** **35% Mobile phone ****71%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****16%** **20% 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 Shaster Gam? ■ Shaster Gam · ■ Dooru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **825 Working population ****43.6%** **31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.6% for men and 42.1% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 55 (17%) · **■** Marginal 195 (61%) 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 Dooru - Gund Now Roze1,081 people - Hengi Pora985 people - Lewodra977 people - Badhar Moona910 people - Chhohan655 people - Tareh Gam655 people - Bronthnu452 people - Kishgund449 people [All 62 villages in Dooru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/dooru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shaster Gam?192221 - How far is Shaster Gam from Anantnag?24 km by road - What is the population of Shaster Gam?730 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shaster Gam in?Anantnag district (Dooru sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shaster Gam?53.4% (Census 2011)