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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Pandoshan

Pandoshan is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **915 people in 148 households**, the 95th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 915people (2011)
- 148households
- 58.8%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Pandoshan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatH.P.Bata Gund
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003509

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

## How far is Pandoshan from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)13 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)11 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 Pandoshan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kanjiuler
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 4 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 Pandoshan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Pandoshan

Of every 100 households in Pandoshan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pandoshan · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**36%

Tap water ****98%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**44%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**52%

Television ****37%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**8%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Pandoshan?

■ Pandoshan · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**882

Working population ****45.4%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 51.4% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 147 (35%) · **■** Marginal 197 (47%)

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

- Aloorah929 people
- Rei929 people
- Arahama927 people
- Chitra Gam922 people
- Daram Dore907 people
- Kherwarah895 people
- Feri Pora885 people
- Hind Sita Pora884 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pandoshan from Shopian?13 km by road
- What is the population of Pandoshan?915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pandoshan in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Pandoshan?58.8% (Census 2011)