Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Dasso

Dasso is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,079 people in 187 households, the 71st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 1,079 people (2011)
- 187 households
- 55.7% literacy
- 976 females per 1,000 males

## Dasso PIN code and other codes

Dasso falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Uspara
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003345

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dasso from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 123 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dasso?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dasso; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shopian
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shopian
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shopian
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dasso known for?

The main crops are apple and walnut. About 72% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dasso

Of every 100 households in Dasso in 2011, 98 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dasso · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 83%
- Toilet within the home 49% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 44% 36%
- Tap water 99% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94%
- Use banking services 32% 52%
- Television 27% 45%
- Mobile phone 79% 76%
- Computer with internet 1% 2%
- Two-wheeler 1% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 8%
- None of these assets 9% 9%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dasso?

■ Dasso · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.7% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 882
- Working population 21.1% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 45.3% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 107 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 52 (23%) · ■ Household industry 8 (4%) · ■ Other work 33 (14%) · ■ Marginal 28 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Sangren 1,135 people
- Ura Pora 1,115 people
- Reshi Pora 1,112 people
- Pir Pora 1,104 people
- Nerwani 1,066 people
- Bimini Pora 1,054 people
- Hamhonala 1,050 people
- Mani Hal 1,041 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Dasso from Shopian? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Dasso? 1,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dasso in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dasso? 55.7% (Census 2011)

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