# Awnera Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Awnera

Awnera is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,004 people in 535 households**, the 13th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 3,004people (2011)
- 535households
- 65.9%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Awnera PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatAwnera
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003333

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

## How far is Awnera from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)13 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 Awnera?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Awnera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Awnera known for?

The main crops are **rice and mustard**. Products made here include peas and carpets. About 68% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Awnera

Of every 100 households in Awnera in 2011, 98 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Awnera · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**36%

Tap water ****6%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****48%**

**52%

Television ****37%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**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 Awnera?

■ Awnera · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**882

Working population ****39.2%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 383 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (2%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 307 (26%) · **■** Marginal 438 (37%)

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

- Memandar3,328 people
- Malawrah3,247 people
- Manlo3,047 people
- Reshnagri3,036 people
- Tranz2,939 people
- Barthi Pora2,933 people
- Aglar Charat2,864 people
- Pahali Pora2,791 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Awnera from Shopian?13 km by road
- What is the population of Awnera?3,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awnera in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Awnera?65.9% (Census 2011)
