# Dangam Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/dangam/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Dangam Dangam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **803 people in 124 households**, the 116th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 803people (2011) - 124households - 67.9%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Dangam PIN code and other codes Dangam falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatDangam - Community development blockShopiyan - Census village code003485 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dangam 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 Dangam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dangam; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shopian - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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 watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Dangam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Dangam Of every 100 households in Dangam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Dangam · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **83% Toilet within the home ****82%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **36% Tap water ****94%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****100%** **52% Television ****53%** **45% Mobile phone ****89%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **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 Dangam? ■ Dangam · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639** **882 Working population ****23.9%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 40% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 138 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (20%) · **■** Marginal 13 (7%) 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 - Tukroo829 people - Sago Hand Hama827 people - Manzim Pora824 people - Now Pora818 people - Kotah Pora800 people - Pader Pora795 people - Gada Pora775 people - Dashi Pora771 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dangam from Shopian?8 km by road - What is the population of Dangam?803 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dangam in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dangam?67.9% (Census 2011)