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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Marheng

Marheng is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192302**. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 89 households**, the 139th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 634people (2011)
- 89households
- 60.8%literacy
- 192302PIN code

## Marheng PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marheng is 192302.** Marheng falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code192302
- Gram panchayatSheikh Pora
- Community development blockKeller
- Census village code003302

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

## How far is Marheng 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 Marheng?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keegam
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Marheng known for?

About 72% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Marheng

Of every 100 households in Marheng in 2011, 99 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Marheng · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**36%

Tap water ****85%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****35%**

**52%

Television ****47%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Marheng?

■ Marheng · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**882

Working population ****19.4%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 38% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (92%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Chaki Sidiq Khan653 people
- Sharat Pora649 people
- Moughal Pora646 people
- Hanji Pora640 people
- Now Pora624 people
- Kargam621 people
- Zipora Dharamarth617 people
- Kani Pora614 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marheng?192302
- How far is Marheng from Shopian?12 km by road
- What is the population of Marheng?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marheng in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Marheng?60.8% (Census 2011)
