Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Mala Dair Mala Dair is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,251 people in 216 households, the 59th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 1,251 people (2011) - 216 households - 60.4% literacy - 970 females per 1,000 males ## Mala Dair PIN code and other codes Mala Dair falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Mala Dair - Community development block Shopiyan - Census village code 003317 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mala Dair from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Shopin (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 Mala Dair? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Mala Dair; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Molada - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · T.Wagan - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Shopian - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Shopian - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mala Dair known for? The main crops are fruits, cereals and pulses. About 75% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mala Dair Of every 100 households in Mala Dair in 2011, 99 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Mala Dair · ■ Shopian rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 83% - Toilet within the home 84% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 16% 36% - Tap water 88% 72% - Drinking water within premises 45% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94% - Use banking services 38% 52% - Television 54% 45% - Mobile phone 95% 76% - Computer with internet 5% 2% - Two-wheeler 21% 11% - Car / jeep / van 7% 8% - None of these assets 2% 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 Mala Dair? ■ Mala Dair · ■ Shopian rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.4% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 882 - Working population 63.6% 32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.2% for men and 49.8% for women. 60% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 184 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 51 (6%) · ■ Marginal 559 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shopian - Kach Dorah 1,363 people - Sandho Shermal 1,348 people - Chakorah 1,276 people - Gano Pora 1,270 people - Makan-I-Douaro 1,237 people - Shamshi Pora 1,228 people - Reni Pora Khasi Pora 1,224 people - Hardo Nagisheran 1,200 people All 229 villages in Shopian ## Quick answers - How far is Mala Dair from Shopin? 12 km by road - What is the population of Mala Dair? 1,251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mala Dair in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Mala Dair? 60.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/mala-dair/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.