Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Arahama Arahama is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 927 people in 162 households, the 93rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 927 people (2011) - 162 households - 62.6% literacy - 943 females per 1,000 males ## Arahama PIN code and other codes Arahama falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Arahama - Community development block Shopiyan - Census village code 003428 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Arahama from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Shopian (district HQ) 2 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Arahama? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Arahama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shopian - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Shopian - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Shopian - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Arahama known for? The main crops are apple and maiza. Products made here include carpet. About 51% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Arahama Of every 100 households in Arahama in 2011, 92 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Arahama · ■ Shopian rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 83% - Toilet within the home 78% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 19% 36% - Tap water 94% 72% - Drinking water within premises 72% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 94% - Use banking services 69% 52% - Television 52% 45% - Mobile phone 91% 76% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 18% 11% - Car / jeep / van 15% 8% - None of these assets 2% 9% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Arahama? ■ Arahama · ■ Shopian rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.6% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 952 882 - Working population 26.2% 32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 52.6% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 119 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 28 (12%) · ■ Marginal 93 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shopian - Tulran 958 people - Hillow Gun-I-Murid 945 people - Aloorah 929 people - Rei 929 people - Chitra Gam 922 people - Pandoshan 915 people - Daram Dore 907 people - Kherwarah 895 people All 229 villages in Shopian ## Quick answers - How far is Arahama from Shopian? 2 km by road - What is the population of Arahama? 927 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arahama in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Arahama? 62.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/arahama/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.