# Sharai Village, Tangmarg, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Sharai

Sharai is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 190 households**, the 22nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,363people (2011)
- 190households
- 69.6%literacy
- 193101PIN code

## Sharai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sharai is 193101.** Sharai falls in Tangmarg sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193101
- Gram panchayatDruroo
- Community development blockTangmarg
- Census village code002656

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

## How far is Sharai from nearby towns?

- Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)41 km by road
- Tangmarg (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 Sharai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sharai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandilura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 7 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 Sharai known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 46% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Sharai

Of every 100 households in Sharai in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sharai · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**12%

Tap water ****89%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****55%**

**67%

Television ****63%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**10%

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 Sharai?

■ Sharai · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**879

Working population ****42.3%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 58.9% for women. 39% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (23%) · **■** Marginal 425 (74%)

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 Tangmarg

- Gul Badan1,487 people
- Dewa Pora1,444 people
- Hardu Bani1,411 people
- Gulab Bagh1,390 people
- Gulnar1,265 people
- Khai Pora Bala1,260 people
- Badra Kot1,204 people
- Chak Than Chana Pora1,159 people

[All 96 villages in Tangmarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sharai?193101
- How far is Sharai from Baramulla?41 km by road
- What is the population of Sharai?1,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sharai in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sharai?69.6% (Census 2011)
