# Baskochan Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/baskochan/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Baskochan Baskochan is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 58 households**, the 175th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 449people (2011) - 58households - 68.2%literacy - 1,023females per 1,000 males ## Baskochan PIN code and other codes Baskochan falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatBaskochan - Community development blockShopiyan - Census village code003418 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baskochan 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Baskochan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Baskochan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Imamsahib - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 8 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 Baskochan known for? Products made here include carpet. About 59% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Baskochan Of every 100 households in Baskochan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 36 a car. ■ Baskochan · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **83% Toilet within the home ****98%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **36% Tap water ****100%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****95%** **52% Television ****69%** **45% Mobile phone ****93%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****36%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Baskochan? ■ Baskochan · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **882 Working population ****26.7%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 57.4% for women. 53% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 107 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 - Makan -I -Danger Pora461 people - Musi Pora461 people - Tengah Pora461 people - Pargochi459 people - Aglar448 people - Haji Pora446 people - Brari Pora445 people - Adora Ram Pathri433 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Baskochan from Shopian?8 km by road - What is the population of Baskochan?449 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baskochan in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Baskochan?68.2% (Census 2011)