# Brah Village, Shangus, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Shangus, Anantnag 

# Brah

Brah is a village in Shangus sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,966 people in 443 households**, the 8th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,966people (2011)
- 443households
- 66.3%literacy
- 192201PIN code

## Brah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Brah is 192201.** Brah falls in Shangus sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code192201
- Gram panchayatBrah-A+B
- Community development blockShangus
- Census village code003744

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Brah from nearby towns?

- Shangus (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)18 km by road
- Shangus (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 Brah?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Brah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chitergul
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Utrasu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 10 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 Brah known for?

Products made here include gabba, blanket and namda. About 76% of the 436 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Brah

Of every 100 households in Brah in 2011, 74 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Brah · ■ Shangus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**39%

Tap water ****77%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****96%**

**71%

Television ****36%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

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 Brah?

■ Brah · ■ Shangus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****589**

**791

Working population ****39.2%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 55.8% for women. 38% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 248 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (5%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 211 (18%) · **■** Marginal 627 (54%)

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 Shangus

- Chakil Pora4,052 people
- Kot Hair3,593 people
- Reni Pora3,509 people
- Datho Nag Narin3,427 people
- Chera Pora2,754 people
- Aho Paisan2,721 people
- Rakhi Brah2,499 people
- Sheikh Pora2,253 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Brah?192201
- How far is Brah from Anantnag?18 km by road
- What is the population of Brah?2,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brah in?Anantnag district (Shangus sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Brah?66.3% (Census 2011)