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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Malawrah

Malawrah is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,247 people in 485 households**, the 10th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 3,247people (2011)
- 485households
- 60.7%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Malawrah PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatWachi
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003328

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

## How far is Malawrah from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)35 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)35 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 Malawrah?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Litter
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Litter
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / 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 Malawrah known for?

About 71% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Malawrah

Of every 100 households in Malawrah in 2011, 93 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Malawrah · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**36%

Tap water ****10%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****16%**

**52%

Television ****43%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Malawrah?

■ Malawrah · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**882

Working population ****47.4%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 49.5% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 173 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 78 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,263 (82%)

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

- Wachi3,943 people
- Sedheve3,819 people
- Herman3,334 people
- Memandar3,328 people
- Manlo3,047 people
- Reshnagri3,036 people
- Awnera3,004 people
- Tranz2,939 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Malawrah from Shopian?35 km by road
- What is the population of Malawrah?3,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malawrah in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Malawrah?60.7% (Census 2011)