# Barah Bugh Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/barah-bugh/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Barah Bugh Barah Bugh is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,460 people in 242 households**, the 48th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 1,460people (2011) - 242households - 59.0%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Barah Bugh PIN code and other codes Barah Bugh falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatBarah Bugh - Community development blockShopiyan - Census village code003401 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barah Bugh from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shopian (district HQ)10 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town)10 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 Barah Bugh? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Barah Bugh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Barah Bugh known for? About 62% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Barah Bugh Of every 100 households in Barah Bugh in 2011, 89 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Barah Bugh · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **83% Toilet within the home ****69%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **36% Tap water ****86%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****80%** **52% Television ****59%** **45% Mobile phone ****80%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Barah Bugh? ■ Barah Bugh · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752** **882 Working population ****32.7%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 51.3% for women. 46% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 189 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 132 (28%) · **■** Marginal 154 (32%) 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 - Hardo Pandove1,530 people - Zerakan1,528 people - Gano Pora Arash1,516 people - Safanagri1,461 people - Maishah War1,433 people - Balah Pora1,402 people - Watho1,397 people - Nowgam1,387 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barah Bugh from Shopian?10 km by road - What is the population of Barah Bugh?1,460 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barah Bugh in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Barah Bugh?59.0% (Census 2011)