# Uttarsoo Village, Shangus, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/uttarsoo/ Village · Shangus, Anantnag # Uttarsoo Uttarsoo is a village in Shangus sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192201**. The 2011 Census counted **8,725 people in 1,574 households**, the 1st largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 8,725people (2011) - 1,574households - 57.5%literacy - 192201PIN code ## Uttarsoo PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uttarsoo is 192201.** Uttarsoo falls in Shangus sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192201 - Gram panchayatUttarsoo-A+B+C+D - Community development blockShangus - Census village code003757 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uttarsoo from nearby towns? - Shangus (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)17 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 Uttarsoo? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Uttarsoo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ananatnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Uttarsoo known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpet and blanket. About 71% of the 624 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Uttarsoo Of every 100 households in Uttarsoo in 2011, 62 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Uttarsoo · ■ Shangus rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **72% Toilet within the home ****55%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **39% Tap water ****63%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****74%** **71% Television ****23%** **30% Mobile phone ****65%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **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 Uttarsoo? ■ Uttarsoo · ■ Shangus rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746** **791 Working population ****37.4%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 43.3% for women. 40% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (5%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 796 (24%) · **■** Marginal 2,069 (63%) 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 - Chhatar Gul6,345 people - Nowgam Kothar5,682 people - Chakil Pora4,052 people - Kot Hair3,593 people [All 25 villages in Shangus](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uttarsoo?192201 - How far is Uttarsoo from Anantnag?17 km by road - What is the population of Uttarsoo?8,725 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uttarsoo in?Anantnag district (Shangus sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Uttarsoo?57.5% (Census 2011)