# Aglar Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/aglar/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Aglar Aglar is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 78 households**, the 176th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 448people (2011) - 78households - 56.4%literacy - 965females per 1,000 males ## Aglar PIN code and other codes Aglar falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatPinjorah-A - Community development blockShopiyan - Census village code003423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aglar from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Shopian (district HQ)3 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town)3 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 Aglar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Aglar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shopian - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shopian - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shopian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Aglar known for? Products made here include carpet. About 24% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Aglar Of every 100 households in Aglar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Aglar · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **83% Toilet within the home ****81%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **36% Tap water ****94%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **94% Use banking services ****74%** **52% Television ****80%** **45% Mobile phone ****93%** **76% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Aglar? ■ Aglar · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **882 Working population ****25.2%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.5% for men and 45.9% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (20%) · **■** Marginal 88 (78%) 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 - Musi Pora461 people - Tengah Pora461 people - Pargochi459 people - Baskochan449 people - Haji Pora446 people - Brari Pora445 people - Adora Ram Pathri433 people - Badi Marg424 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aglar from Shopian?3 km by road - What is the population of Aglar?448 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aglar in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Aglar?56.4% (Census 2011)