Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Day Gam Day Gam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 878 people in 159 households, the 101st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 878 people (2011) - 159 households - 58.1% literacy - 860 females per 1,000 males ## Day Gam PIN code and other codes Day Gam falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Zaboora-A - Community development block Keller - Census village code 003427 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Day Gam from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Shopian (district HQ) 2 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Day Gam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Day Gam; 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 - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shopian - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Shopian - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Shopian - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Day Gam known for? Products made here include carpet. About 37% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Day Gam Of every 100 households in Day Gam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Day Gam · ■ Shopian rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 83% - Toilet within the home 29% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 36% - Tap water 74% 72% - Drinking water within premises 19% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 94% - Use banking services 88% 52% - Television 38% 45% - Mobile phone 69% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 2% 11% - Car / jeep / van 3% 8% - None of these assets 11% 9% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Day Gam? ■ Day Gam · ■ Shopian rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.1% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 860 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 914 882 - Working population 25.4% 32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 50.3% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 43 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (22%) · ■ Other work 91 (41%) · ■ Marginal 39 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shopian - Kherwarah 895 people - Feri Pora 885 people - Hind Sita Pora 884 people - Kani Pora 880 people - Mandojan 874 people - Krawora 858 people - Nori Poshwari 855 people - Nildorah 854 people All 229 villages in Shopian ## Quick answers - How far is Day Gam from Shopian? 2 km by road - What is the population of Day Gam? 878 (Census 2011) - Which district is Day Gam in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Day Gam? 58.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/day-gam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.