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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Chode Gam

Chode Gam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 109 households**, the 133rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 657people (2011)
- 109households
- 71.3%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Chode Gam PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChode Gam
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003451

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

## How far is Chode Gam 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 Chode Gam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chode Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Herman
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Chode Gam known for?

About 63% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Chode Gam

Of every 100 households in Chode Gam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Chode Gam · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**36%

Tap water ****88%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**44%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**52%

Television ****50%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Chode Gam?

■ Chode Gam · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**882

Working population ****24.4%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 63.7% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 55 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (20%) · **■** Marginal 71 (44%)

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

- Mohan Pora667 people
- Tharan Kandi667 people
- Sofi Pora663 people
- Now Pora Bala660 people
- Gund - I- Darvesh656 people
- Chaki Sidiq Khan653 people
- Sharat Pora649 people
- Moughal Pora646 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chode Gam from Shopian?10 km by road
- What is the population of Chode Gam?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chode Gam in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chode Gam?71.3% (Census 2011)
