Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Kani Gam Kani Gam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 850 people in 131 households, the 106th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 850 people (2011) - 131 households - 66.1% literacy - 959 females per 1,000 males ## Kani Gam PIN code and other codes Kani Gam falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Kennigam - Community development block Shopiyan - Census village code 003355 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kani Gam from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Shopian (district HQ) 12 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kani Gam? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kani Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shopian - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shopian - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shopian - ○ Primary health centre under 5 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 under 5 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, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kani Gam known for? About 68% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kani Gam Of every 100 households in Kani Gam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 21 a car. ■ Kani Gam · ■ Shopian rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 83% - Toilet within the home 98% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 2% 36% - Tap water 84% 72% - Drinking water within premises 73% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 52% 52% - Television 74% 45% - Mobile phone 91% 76% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 32% 11% - Car / jeep / van 21% 8% - None of these assets 1% 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 Kani Gam? ■ Kani Gam · ■ Shopian rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.1% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 744 882 - Working population 15.1% 32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 57.2% for women. 29% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 103 (80%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 15 (12%) · ■ Marginal 7 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shopian - Mandojan 874 people - Krawora 858 people - Nori Poshwari 855 people - Nildorah 854 people - Awind 847 people - Purso 844 people - Utar Pora Pahali Pora 843 people - Durah Pora 839 people All 229 villages in Shopian ## Other places named Kani Gam - Kani Gam · Village, Pulwama, Pulwama · 435 people ## Quick answers - How far is Kani Gam from Shopian? 12 km by road - What is the population of Kani Gam? 850 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kani Gam in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kani Gam? 66.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/kani-gam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.