# Shati Gam Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Shati Gam

Shati Gam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 175 households**, the 111th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 944people (2011)
- 175households
- 43.9%literacy
- 193221PIN code

## Shati Gam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shati Gam is 193221.** Shati Gam falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193221
- Gram panchayatChangmullah
- Community development blockRajwar
- Census village code000238

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

## How far is Shati Gam from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road
- Handwara (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 Shati Gam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shati Gam; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Shati Gam known for?

The main crops are **maiza and fruits**. Products made here include kn itting. About 67% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Shati Gam

Of every 100 households in Shati Gam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shati Gam · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**36%

Tap water ****49%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****18%**

**59%

Television ****22%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

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 Shati Gam?

■ Shati Gam · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**899

Working population ****25.6%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.1% for men and 35.8% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 156 (64%) · **■** Other work 64 (26%) · **■** Marginal 22 (9%)

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 Handwara

- Pala Pora979 people
- Guri Aker976 people
- Terina Tantri Gund959 people
- Bandi956 people
- Yaru935 people
- Hajan932 people
- Khai Pora930 people
- Chunti Pora920 people

[All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shati Gam?193221
- How far is Shati Gam from Kupwara?40 km by road
- What is the population of Shati Gam?944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shati Gam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Shati Gam?43.9% (Census 2011)
