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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Pargochi

Pargochi is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 76 households**, the 174th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 459people (2011)
- 76households
- 53.2%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Pargochi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatLosdano
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003394

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

## How far is Pargochi from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)10 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)10 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 Pargochi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Imamsahib
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Pargochi known for?

About 70% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Pargochi

Of every 100 households in Pargochi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Pargochi · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**36%

Tap water ****97%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****74%**

**52%

Television ****84%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Pargochi?

■ Pargochi · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**882

Working population ****27.5%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 44.7% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (36%) · **■** Marginal 14 (11%)

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

- Veshro466 people
- Makan -I -Danger Pora461 people
- Musi Pora461 people
- Tengah Pora461 people
- Baskochan449 people
- Aglar448 people
- Haji Pora446 people
- Brari Pora445 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pargochi from Shopian?10 km by road
- What is the population of Pargochi?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pargochi in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Pargochi?53.2% (Census 2011)