# Chitra Gam Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/chitra-gam-003314/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Chitra Gam Chitra Gam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **922 people in 152 households**, the 94th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 922people (2011) - 152households - 74.5%literacy - 1,013females per 1,000 males ## Chitra Gam PIN code and other codes Chitra Gam falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatChitra Gam - Community development blockShopiyan - Census village code003314 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitra Gam from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)120 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 Chitra Gam? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Chitra Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · T.Wagam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopin - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 Chitra Gam known for? About 41% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Chitra Gam Of every 100 households in Chitra Gam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Chitra Gam · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **83% Toilet within the home ****96%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **36% Tap water ****90%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****58%** **52% Television ****60%** **45% Mobile phone ****94%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****21%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Chitra Gam? ■ Chitra Gam · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **882 Working population ****36.0%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 64.1% for women. 45% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 115 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (19%) · **■** Marginal 153 (46%) 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 - Hillow Gun-I-Murid945 people - Aloorah929 people - Rei929 people - Arahama927 people - Pandoshan915 people - Daram Dore907 people - Kherwarah895 people - Feri Pora885 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chitra Gam from Shopian?10 km by road - What is the population of Chitra Gam?922 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitra Gam in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chitra Gam?74.5% (Census 2011)