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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Kanso

Kanso is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 90 households**, the 152nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 569people (2011)
- 90households
- 60.4%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Kanso PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatUpara-B
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003398

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

## How far is Kanso from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)8 km by road
- Srinagar (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 Kanso?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kanso; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Kanso known for?

About 63% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Kanso

Of every 100 households in Kanso in 2011, 89 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Kanso · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**36%

Tap water ****78%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**44%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****31%**

**52%

Television ****55%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Kanso?

■ Kanso · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**882

Working population ****18.1%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 49.1% for women. 36% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 90 (87%) · **■** Other work 12 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Molo587 people
- Rakha Pora Nack Pora587 people
- Nazneen Pora577 people
- Ahagam571 people
- Tharan569 people
- Lamdoora568 people
- Teki Pora568 people
- Hoshang Pora564 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanso from Shopian?8 km by road
- What is the population of Kanso?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanso in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kanso?60.4% (Census 2011)