# Abal Wanah Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Abal Wanah

Abal Wanah is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **218 people in 35 households**, the 215th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 218people (2011)
- 35households
- 62.7%literacy
- 1,180females per 1,000 males

## Abal Wanah PIN code and other codes

Abal Wanah falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatChoti Gam
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003443

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

## How far is Abal Wanah from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)13 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)13 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 Abal Wanah?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Abal Wanah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Abal Wanah known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 63% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Abal Wanah

Of every 100 households in Abal Wanah in 2011, 91 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Abal Wanah · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****67%**

**52%

Television ****48%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**8%

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

**9%

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 Abal Wanah?

■ Abal Wanah · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1180**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**882

Working population ****19.3%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 60.0% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (64%) · **■** Other work 6 (14%) · **■** Marginal 9 (21%)

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 Shopian

- Habdi Pora272 people
- Hari Pora271 people
- Chaki - Hakim Baqar260 people
- Mati Pora242 people
- Ranbir Pora Nowabad207 people
- Mangi Pora206 people
- Naid Gund194 people
- Ali Shah Pora184 people

[All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Abal Wanah from Shopian?13 km by road
- What is the population of Abal Wanah?218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Abal Wanah in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Abal Wanah?62.7% (Census 2011)