# Sher Bag Village, Tangmarg, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Sher Bag

Sher Bag is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,063 people in 189 households**, the 29th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,063people (2011)
- 189households
- 47.1%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Sher Bag PIN code and other codes

Sher Bag falls in Tangmarg sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatGogaldara
- Community development blockTangmarg
- Census village code002695

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

## How far is Sher Bag from nearby towns?

- Tagmarg (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tangmarg (nearest town)20 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 Sher Bag?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kawrahama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Sher Bag known for?

The main crops are **maize and vegetables**. About 67% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Sher Bag

Of every 100 households in Sher Bag in 2011, 66 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sher Bag · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**12%

Tap water ****92%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**67%

Television ****11%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****28%**

**10%

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 Sher Bag?

■ Sher Bag · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.1%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**879

Working population ****26.0%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 36.3% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 236 (86%)

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

- Badra Kot1,204 people
- Chak Than Chana Pora1,159 people
- Raj Pora1,135 people
- Pariswani1,088 people
- Khai Pora Payin1,061 people
- Mang Lara1,027 people
- Gul Sawam1,015 people
- Gul Afshan1,008 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sher Bag from Baramulla?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sher Bag?1,063 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sher Bag in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sher Bag?47.1% (Census 2011)