# Shupiyan District, Jammu and Kashmir – Sub-districts & Towns

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District · Jammu and Kashmir 

# Shupiyan district

Shupiyan is a district of Jammu and Kashmir, 19th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **266,215 people** in 1 sub-district, 1 town and 229 villages; 6% lived in towns. The largest town is [Shupiyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/shupiyan/) (16,360).

- 266,215people (2011)
- 1sub-districts
- 1towns
- 60.8%literacy

## Who lives in Shupiyan?

Shupiyan had **266,215 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.2% of Jammu and Kashmir's population and 19th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir by population. There were 951 women for every 1,000 men (above the Jammu and Kashmir figure of 892; the highest of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir). Among children under 7 the ratio was 878 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jammu and Kashmir figure is 860). An average household had 6.0 people, against 5.9 across Jammu and Kashmir.

## How literate is Shupiyan?

60.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jammu and Kashmir's 67.0%), 13th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Men were at 70.3% and women at 50.9% — a gap of 19.4 points (it is 20.2 points across Jammu and Kashmir).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Shupiyan do for a living?

33.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 18.3%). Of all workers, 33% farmed their own land, 4% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 23% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 38% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 38% of workers here, against 17% across Jammu and Kashmir.

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**■** Cultivators 33 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (23%) · **■** Marginal 38 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Shupiyan

6.1% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jammu and Kashmir's 27.5%), 19th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Shupiyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/shupiyan/) with 16,360 people, home to 100% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Shupiyan

Shupiyan had 229 census villages, 226 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,106 people; 2 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Hir Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/hir-pora/) (8,540), [Dev Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/dev-pora/) (8,275), [Pinjorah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/pinjorah/) (4,870), [Ram Nagri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/ram-nagri/) (4,747) and [Sherabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/sherabad/) (4,289).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Shupiyan compared with Jammu and Kashmir

■ Shupiyan · ■ Jammu and Kashmir

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**860

Working population ****33.0%**

**34.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shupiyan

Of every 100 households in Shupiyan in 2011, 84 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Shupiyan · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

Toilet within the home ****61%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

Tap water ****74%**

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

Use banking services ****54%**

Television ****47%**

Mobile phone ****77%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****11%**

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

None of these assets ****9%**

Own their home ****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).

## Sub-districts of Shupiyan

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/) 266,215 229 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Shupiyan

- Shupiyan · 16,360

## Largest villages in Shupiyan

- Hir Pora · 8,540
- Dev Pora · 8,275
- Pinjorah · 4,870
- Ram Nagri · 4,747
- Sherabad · 4,289
- Wachi · 3,943
- Sedheve · 3,819
- Herman · 3,334
- Memandar · 3,328
- Malawrah · 3,247
- Manlo · 3,047
- Reshnagri · 3,036
- Awnera · 3,004
- Tranz · 2,939
- Barthi Pora · 2,933
- Aglar Charat · 2,864
- Pahali Pora · 2,791
- Kegam · 2,700
- Turka Wangam · 2,680
- Chitra Gam · 2,634

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Shupiyan?1: Shopian
- What is the population of Shupiyan district?266,215 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Shupiyan?Shupiyan