# Van Gam Village, Shangus, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/van-gam/ Village · Shangus, Anantnag # Van Gam Van Gam is a village in Shangus sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,378 people in 185 households**, the 20th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 1,378people (2011) - 185households - 63.8%literacy - 192201PIN code ## Van Gam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Van Gam is 192201.** Van Gam falls in Shangus sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192201 - Gram panchayatKrad-B - Community development blockShangus - Census village code003758 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Van Gam from nearby towns? - Shangus (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)15 km by road - Shangus (nearest town)2 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 Van Gam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Van Gam; 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 · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Shangus - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Utrasu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Van Gam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maiza and wheat**. Products made here include carpet and blanket. About 69% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Van Gam Of every 100 households in Van Gam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Van Gam · ■ Shangus rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **72% Toilet within the home ****54%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **39% Tap water ****45%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **88% Use banking services ****54%** **71% Television ****44%** **30% Mobile phone ****68%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **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 Van Gam? ■ Van Gam · ■ Shangus rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****612** **791 Working population ****51.3%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 53.4% for women. 49% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 120 (17%) · **■** Marginal 470 (66%) 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 - Kriri1,617 people - Sher Gund1,563 people - Bimar Narsar1,476 people - Andoora1,462 people - Samb Rana1,077 people - Sheikh Gund970 people - Tunj Mulla857 people - Ogje Balan793 people [All 25 villages in Shangus](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Van Gam?192201 - How far is Van Gam from Anantnag?15 km by road - What is the population of Van Gam?1,378 (Census 2011) - Which district is Van Gam in?Anantnag district (Shangus sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Van Gam?63.8% (Census 2011)