# Sher Gund Village, Shangus, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/sher-gund/ Village · Shangus, Anantnag # Sher Gund Sher Gund is a village in Shangus sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,563 people in 287 households**, the 17th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 1,563people (2011) - 287households - 50.8%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Sher Gund PIN code and other codes Sher Gund falls in Shangus sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatSher Gund-A - Community development blockShangus - Census village code003755 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sher Gund from nearby towns? - Shangus (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)20 km by road - Shangus (nearest town)4 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 Sher Gund? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sher Gund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Utrasu - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Utrasu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Sher Gund known for? Products made here include carpet and blanket. About 69% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Sher Gund Of every 100 households in Sher Gund in 2011, 46 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sher Gund · ■ Shangus rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **72% Toilet within the home ****48%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **39% Tap water ****65%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **88% Use banking services ****63%** **71% Television ****18%** **30% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **22% 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). ## What is the population of Sher Gund? ■ Sher Gund · ■ Shangus rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786** **791 Working population ****46.4%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.6% for men and 36.3% for women. 43% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 519 (71%) 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 - Chogam2,206 people - Kradi2,087 people - Khul Chohar1,785 people - Kriri1,617 people - Bimar Narsar1,476 people - Andoora1,462 people - Van Gam1,378 people - Samb Rana1,077 people [All 25 villages in Shangus](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sher Gund from Anantnag?20 km by road - What is the population of Sher Gund?1,563 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sher Gund in?Anantnag district (Shangus sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sher Gund?50.8% (Census 2011)