Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Awind

Awind is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 847 people in 124 households, the 107th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 847 people (2011)
- 124 households
- 61.7% literacy
- 1,061 females per 1,000 males

## Awind PIN code and other codes

Awind falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Bimini Pora-A
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003464

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Awind from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 8 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Awind?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Awind; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Railway station In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Awind known for?

The main crops are apple. About 66% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Awind

Of every 100 households in Awind in 2011, 98 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Awind · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 83%
- Toilet within the home 94% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 6% 36%
- Tap water 97% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 81% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94%
- Use banking services 81% 52%
- Television 66% 45%
- Mobile phone 95% 76%
- Computer with internet 4% 2%
- Two-wheeler 19% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 15% 8%
- None of these assets 1% 9%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Awind?

■ Awind · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.7% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1061 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1138 882
- Working population 23.3% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 54.3% for women. 46% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 88 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 35 (18%) · ■ Marginal 72 (37%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Krawora 858 people
- Nori Poshwari 855 people
- Nildorah 854 people
- Kani Gam 850 people
- Purso 844 people
- Utar Pora Pahali Pora 843 people
- Durah Pora 839 people
- Teng Wani 829 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Awind from Shopian? 8 km by road
- What is the population of Awind? 847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awind in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Awind? 61.7% (Census 2011)

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