Village · Shangus, Anantnag # Sheikh Gund Sheikh Gund is a village in Shangus sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 970 people in 108 households, the 22nd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 970 people (2011) - 108 households - 75.8% literacy - 952 females per 1,000 males ## Sheikh Gund PIN code and other codes Sheikh Gund falls in Shangus sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Krad-B - Community development block Shangus - Census village code 003759 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sheikh Gund from nearby towns? - Shangus (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ) 14 km by road - Shangus (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sheikh Gund? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikh Gund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 under 5 km · Utrasu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Anantnag - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anantnag - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 14 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 Sheikh Gund known for? Products made here include carpet, blanket and chain stitch. About 81% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sheikh Gund Of every 100 households in Sheikh Gund in 2011, 87 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sheikh Gund · ■ Shangus rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 72% - Toilet within the home 50% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 43% 39% - Tap water 77% 48% - Drinking water within premises 30% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 88% - Use banking services 68% 71% - Television 23% 30% - Mobile phone 61% 60% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 26% 22% - 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 Sheikh Gund? ■ Sheikh Gund · ■ Shangus rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.8% 62.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 897 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 811 791 - Working population 28.7% 36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 66.2% for women. 36% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 46 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (8%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 28 (10%) · ■ Marginal 179 (64%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shangus - Bimar Narsar 1,476 people - Andoora 1,462 people - Van Gam 1,378 people - Samb Rana 1,077 people - Tunj Mulla 857 people - Ogje Balan 793 people - Thim Ran 431 people All 25 villages in Shangus ## Quick answers - How far is Sheikh Gund from Anantnag? 14 km by road - What is the population of Sheikh Gund? 970 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikh Gund in? Anantnag district (Shangus sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sheikh Gund? 75.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/sheikh-gund/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.