# Shangus, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir 

# Shangus

Shangus is a sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. At the 2011 Census it had **74,103 people**, 1 town and 25 villages (25 inhabited). The largest village is Uttarsoo (8,725 people).

- 74,103people (2011)
- 25villages
- 1towns
- 63.6%literacy

## Population of Shangus compared with Anantnag

■ Shangus · ■ Anantnag district

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**841

Working population ****34.6%**

**36.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shangus

Of every 100 households in Shangus in 2011, 74 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shangus · ■ Anantnag district

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**36%

Tap water ****52%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**78%

Use banking services ****73%**

**62%

Television ****33%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****21%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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).

## Towns in Shangus

- Shangus7,875 people

## Largest villages in Shangus

- Uttarsoo · 8,725 people
- Chhatar Gul · 6,345 people
- Nowgam Kothar · 5,682 people
- Chakil Pora · 4,052 people
- Kot Hair · 3,593 people
- Reni Pora · 3,509 people
- Datho Nag Narin · 3,427 people
- Brah · 2,966 people
- Chera Pora · 2,754 people
- Aho Paisan · 2,721 people
- Rakhi Brah · 2,499 people
- Sheikh Pora · 2,253 people
- Chogam · 2,206 people
- Kradi · 2,087 people
- Khul Chohar · 1,785 people
- Kriri · 1,617 people

[All 25 villages in Shangus →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Shangus?25 (25 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Shangus in?Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the population of Shangus?74,103 (Census 2011)