# Gahend Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Gahend

Gahend is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **613 people in 81 households**, the 144th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 613people (2011)
- 81households
- 68.0%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Gahend PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatHarmand
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003450

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

## How far is Gahend from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)11 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)11 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 Gahend?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gahend; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 10 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 Gahend known for?

About 63% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Gahend

Of every 100 households in Gahend in 2011, 97 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Gahend · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**36%

Tap water ****65%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**44%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**52%

Television ****49%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**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 Gahend?

■ Gahend · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**882

Working population ****36.5%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 59.7% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (16%) · **■** Marginal 118 (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

- Now Pora624 people
- Kargam621 people
- Zipora Dharamarth617 people
- Kani Pora614 people
- Murad Pora596 people
- Posh Hamah596 people
- Chater Wosh592 people
- Molo587 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gahend from Shopian?11 km by road
- What is the population of Gahend?613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahend in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gahend?68.0% (Census 2011)