# Kellar Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/kellar/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Kellar Kellar is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,363 people in 457 households**, the 23rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 2,363people (2011) - 457households - 50.3%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## Kellar PIN code and other codes Kellar falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKellar - Community development blockKeller - Census village code003378 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kellar 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kellar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kellar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 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 Kellar known for? The main crops are **apple**. Products made here include carpet. About 66% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Kellar Of every 100 households in Kellar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kellar · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **83% Toilet within the home ****36%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **36% Tap water ****99%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****13%** **52% Television ****62%** **45% Mobile phone ****86%** **76% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****1%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kellar? ■ Kellar · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **882 Working population ****36.4%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.8% for men and 40.6% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (12%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (14%) · **■** Marginal 623 (72%) 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 - Turka Wangam2,680 people - Chitra Gam2,634 people - Said Pora Pain2,598 people - Vehel Chatta Watan2,462 people - Dreri Kali Pora2,242 people - Goti Pora2,204 people - Jampathri2,159 people - Heff2,125 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kellar from Shopian?12 km by road - What is the population of Kellar?2,363 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kellar in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kellar?50.3% (Census 2011)