# Chitra Gam Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Chitra Gam

Chitra Gam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192124**. The 2011 Census counted **2,634 people in 436 households**, the 20th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 2,634people (2011)
- 436households
- 63.7%literacy
- 192124PIN code

## Chitra Gam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chitra Gam is 192124.** Chitra Gam falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code192124
- Gram panchayatDangar Pora
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003342

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)16 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)16 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)16 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?

12 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 · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Zainagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chitra Gam known for?

About 63% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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, 91 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chitra Gam · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**36%

Tap water ****81%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****71%**

**52%

Television ****61%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**8%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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+) ****63.7%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**882

Working population ****42.9%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 51.5% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 371 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 136 (12%) · **■** Marginal 604 (53%)

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

- Aglar Charat2,864 people
- Pahali Pora2,791 people
- Kegam2,700 people
- Turka Wangam2,680 people
- Said Pora Pain2,598 people
- Vehel Chatta Watan2,462 people
- Kellar2,363 people
- Dreri Kali Pora2,242 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitra Gam?192124
- How far is Chitra Gam from Shopian?16 km by road
- What is the population of Chitra Gam?2,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitra Gam in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chitra Gam?63.7% (Census 2011)
