# Aloorah Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/aloorah/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Aloorah Aloorah is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **929 people in 173 households**, the 91st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 929people (2011) - 173households - 59.9%literacy - 994females per 1,000 males ## Aloorah PIN code and other codes Aloorah falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatDreri Kali Pora - Community development blockShopiyan - Census village code003444 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aloorah from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shopian (district HQ)20 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town)20 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 Aloorah? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Aloorah; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Herman - ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Aloorah known for? The main crops are **apple**. About 91% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Aloorah Of every 100 households in Aloorah in 2011, 93 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Aloorah · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **83% Toilet within the home ****25%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **36% Tap water ****93%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****25%** **52% Television ****18%** **45% Mobile phone ****81%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****5%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****13%** **9% Own their home ****95%** **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 Aloorah? ■ Aloorah · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **882 Working population ****21.7%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 51.5% for women. 42% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 169 (84%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%) · **■** Marginal 15 (7%) 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 - Chatri Pora962 people - Kumdalan962 people - Tulran958 people - Hillow Gun-I-Murid945 people - Rei929 people - Arahama927 people - Chitra Gam922 people - Pandoshan915 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aloorah from Shopian?20 km by road - What is the population of Aloorah?929 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aloorah in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Aloorah?59.9% (Census 2011)