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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Kashwah

Kashwah is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **993 people in 169 households**, the 80th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 993people (2011)
- 169households
- 59.6%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Kashwah PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChrigam B
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003323

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

## How far is Kashwah from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)17 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)17 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 Kashwah?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kashwah; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chitergam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Kashwah known for?

About 72% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Kashwah

Of every 100 households in Kashwah in 2011, 99 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kashwah · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**36%

Tap water ****7%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**52%

Television ****26%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**8%

None of these assets ****16%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kashwah?

■ Kashwah · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**882

Working population ****53.4%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 46.5% for women. 64% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 137 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 338 (64%)

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

- Rawal Pora1,034 people
- Khajah Pora1,012 people
- Pahano1,006 people
- Chera Marg996 people
- Ratni Pora993 people
- Diyaroo989 people
- Adijan Adwan988 people
- Hei Pora Bata Gund981 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kashwah from Shopian?17 km by road
- What is the population of Kashwah?993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashwah in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kashwah?59.6% (Census 2011)