Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Kelro Malik Gund

Kelro Malik Gund is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,995 people in 336 households, the 30th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 1,995 people (2011)
- 336 households
- 72.6% literacy
- 971 females per 1,000 males

## Kelro Malik Gund PIN code and other codes

Kelro Malik Gund falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Kelro Malik Gund
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003420

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kelro Malik Gund from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 5 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kelro Malik Gund?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 11 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kelro Malik Gund known for?

Products made here include carpet. About 58% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kelro Malik Gund

Of every 100 households in Kelro Malik Gund in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Kelro Malik Gund · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 83%
- Toilet within the home 98% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 36%
- Tap water 95% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 76% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94%
- Use banking services 61% 52%
- Television 67% 45%
- Mobile phone 89% 76%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 23% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 16% 8%
- None of these assets 0% 9%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kelro Malik Gund?

■ Kelro Malik Gund · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.6% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 937 882
- Working population 21.9% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 64.5% for women. 39% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 161 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 125 (29%) · ■ Marginal 145 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Jampathri 2,159 people
- Heff 2,125 people
- Reban Gund Bahram 2,073 people
- Chawan 1,996 people
- Baba Pora 1,840 people
- Nadi Gam 1,817 people
- Zaina Pora 1,739 people
- Katho Halan 1,714 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Kelro Malik Gund from Shopian? 5 km by road
- What is the population of Kelro Malik Gund? 1,995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelro Malik Gund in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kelro Malik Gund? 72.6% (Census 2011)

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