# Sheikh Zoo Village, Lar, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/sheikh-zoo/ Village · Lar, Ganderbal # Sheikh Zoo Sheikh Zoo is a village in Lar sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **803 people in 99 households**, the 27th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%. - 803people (2011) - 99households - 45.2%literacy - 193501PIN code ## Sheikh Zoo PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikh Zoo is 193501.** Sheikh Zoo falls in Lar sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193501 - Gram panchayatGoza Hama - Community development blockWakura - Census village code002868 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikh Zoo from nearby towns? - Lar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)16 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)16 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 Sheikh Zoo? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikh Zoo; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaasderbal - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Sheikh Zoo known for? Products made here include carpets. About 97% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Sheikh Zoo Of every 100 households in Sheikh Zoo in 2011, 95 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sheikh Zoo · ■ Lar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****100%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **13% Tap water ****87%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **66% Use banking services ****72%** **69% Television ****45%** **58% Mobile phone ****82%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **9% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Sheikh Zoo? ■ Sheikh Zoo · ■ Lar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%** **61.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **854 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745** **879 Working population ****36.1%** **36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.1% for men and 38.8% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 27 (9%) · **■** Marginal 231 (80%) 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 Lar - Watal Bag1,229 people - Gulab Bagh1,214 people - Ahan930 people - Bat Pora853 people - Goza Hama784 people - Bagh Mahanand739 people - Bardala680 people - Danger Pora600 people [All 42 villages in Lar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikh Zoo?193501 - How far is Sheikh Zoo from Gaderbal?16 km by road - What is the population of Sheikh Zoo?803 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikh Zoo in?Ganderbal district (Lar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sheikh Zoo?45.2% (Census 2011)