Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Nildorah

Nildorah is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 854 people in 122 households, the 105th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 854 people (2011)
- 122 households
- 69.9% literacy
- 1,019 females per 1,000 males

## Nildorah PIN code and other codes

Nildorah falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Nildorah
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003442

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

## How far is Nildorah from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 11 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 11 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nildorah?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nildorah; 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
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nildorah known for?

The main crops are apple. About 60% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nildorah

Of every 100 households in Nildorah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Nildorah · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 83%
- Toilet within the home 75% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 25% 36%
- Tap water 48% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 94%
- Use banking services 59% 52%
- Television 33% 45%
- Mobile phone 75% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 13% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 8%
- None of these assets 12% 9%
- Own their home 98% 99%

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

## What is the population of Nildorah?

■ Nildorah · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.9% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1019 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 700 882
- Working population 25.2% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 61.5% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 125 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 7 (3%) · ■ Other work 71 (33%) · ■ Marginal 10 (5%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Day Gam 878 people
- Mandojan 874 people
- Krawora 858 people
- Nori Poshwari 855 people
- Kani Gam 850 people
- Awind 847 people
- Purso 844 people
- Utar Pora Pahali Pora 843 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Nildorah from Shopian? 11 km by road
- What is the population of Nildorah? 854 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nildorah in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Nildorah? 69.9% (Census 2011)

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