Village · Chadoora, Badgam # Shum Nag Shum Nag is a village in Chadoora sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 866 people in 106 households, the 64th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 866 people (2011) - 106 households - 52.1% literacy - 1,112 females per 1,000 males ## Shum Nag PIN code and other codes Shum Nag falls in Chadoora sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Shumnag - Community development block Chadoora - Census village code 000795 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shum Nag from nearby towns? - Chadoora (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Budgam (district HQ) 19 km by road - Chadoora (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shum Nag? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shum Nag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Zohama - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Srinagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Srinagar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 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 Shum Nag known for? The main crops are paddy and maiza. Products made here include sozni, embriodery and carpet. About 76% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shum Nag Of every 100 households in Shum Nag in 2011, 93 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shum Nag · ■ Chadoora rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 96% - Toilet within the home 78% 91% - No toilet (open defecation) 22% 6% - Tap water 95% 71% - Drinking water within premises 3% 65% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 80% - Use banking services 23% 56% - Television 47% 62% - Mobile phone 72% 81% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 4% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 7% - None of these assets 16% 8% - 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 Shum Nag? ■ Shum Nag · ■ Chadoora rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.1% 59.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1112 913 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1067 837 - Working population 47.1% 35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 39.1% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 66 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 46 (11%) · ■ Marginal 286 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chadoora - Khuthi Pora 953 people - Kozweara 938 people - Nowhar 888 people - Check No.2 886 people - Shahzab Pora 828 people - Kani Pora Kali Dar 810 people - Cheke Mahand Joo Dhar 772 people - Lalpora 770 people All 108 villages in Chadoora ## Other places named Shum Nag - Shum Nag · Village, Kupwara, Kupwara · 1,692 people ## Quick answers - How far is Shum Nag from Budgam? 19 km by road - What is the population of Shum Nag? 866 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shum Nag in? Badgam district (Chadoora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shum Nag? 52.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/chadoora/shum-nag/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.