Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag # Vir Siran Vir Siran is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,218 people in 220 households, the 30th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%. - 1,218 people (2011) - 220 households - 48.8% literacy - 1,003 females per 1,000 males ## Vir Siran PIN code and other codes Vir Siran falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Vir Siran - Community development block Dachanipora - Census village code 003521 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vir Siran from nearby towns? - Pahalgam (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ) 39 km by road - Pahalgam (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vir Siran? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vir Siran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Kullar - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kullar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bijbehara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Seer - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 6 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 Vir Siran known for? The main crops are walnut. About 68% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vir Siran Of every 100 households in Vir Siran in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Vir Siran · ■ Pahalgam rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 57% - Toilet within the home 13% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 62% - Tap water 84% 65% - Drinking water within premises 38% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93% - Use banking services 79% 62% - Television 30% 29% - Mobile phone 74% 51% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 2% - Car / jeep / van 5% 3% - None of these assets 17% 32% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vir Siran? ■ Vir Siran · ■ Pahalgam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.8% 49.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 953 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1071 916 - Working population 44.7% 39.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.0% for men and 36.4% for women. 46% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 60 (11%) · ■ Other work 208 (38%) · ■ Marginal 272 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pahalgam - Lari 1,309 people - Dehwathu 1,241 people - Ichi Nar 1,226 people - Wahdan 1,223 people - Manzi Gam 1,165 people - Chandri Gam 1,107 people - Dadran Khandi Pora 1,097 people - Mowrah 1,077 people All 66 villages in Pahalgam ## Quick answers - How far is Vir Siran from Anantnag? 39 km by road - What is the population of Vir Siran? 1,218 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vir Siran in? Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Vir Siran? 48.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/vir-siran/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.