# Shala Dajan Village, Boniyar, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Boniyar, Baramula 

# Shala Dajan

Shala Dajan is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **692 people in 115 households**, the 36th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 692people (2011)
- 115households
- 37.8%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Shala Dajan PIN code and other codes

Shala Dajan falls in Boniyar sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatNowshera A
- Community development blockBoniyar
- Census village code002585

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shala Dajan from nearby towns?

- Boniyar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)25 km by road
- Baramulla (nearest town)25 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 Shala Dajan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shala Dajan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Shala Dajan known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 30% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Shala Dajan

Of every 100 households in Shala Dajan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shala Dajan · ■ Boniyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****36%**

**56%

Television ****14%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shala Dajan?

■ Shala Dajan · ■ Boniyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.8%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**834

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**851

Working population ****24.3%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.3% for men and 25.9% for women. 45% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (58%) · **■** Other work 26 (15%) · **■** Marginal 41 (24%)

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 Boniyar

- Brari Pora802 people
- Mayan769 people
- Batangi753 people
- Javind716 people
- Bandi Brahmanan684 people
- Bichi671 people
- Kenchan636 people
- Pringal622 people

[All 52 villages in Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shala Dajan from Baramulla?25 km by road
- What is the population of Shala Dajan?692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shala Dajan in?Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Shala Dajan?37.8% (Census 2011)