# Posh Hamah Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Posh Hamah

Posh Hamah is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192231**. The 2011 Census counted **596 people in 82 households**, the 146th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 596people (2011)
- 82households
- 67.9%literacy
- 192231PIN code

## Posh Hamah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Posh Hamah is 192231.** Posh Hamah falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code192231
- Gram panchayatKanjiuler
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003511

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

## How far is Posh Hamah 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 Posh Hamah?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Posh Hamah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Posh Hamah known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Posh Hamah

Of every 100 households in Posh Hamah in 2011, 74 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Posh Hamah · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**36%

Tap water ****84%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**44%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****76%**

**52%

Television ****24%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Posh Hamah?

■ Posh Hamah · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**882

Working population ****22.0%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 55.9% for women. 40% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 45 (34%)

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

- Zipora Dharamarth617 people
- Kani Pora614 people
- Gahend613 people
- Murad Pora596 people
- Chater Wosh592 people
- Molo587 people
- Rakha Pora Nack Pora587 people
- Nazneen Pora577 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Posh Hamah?192231
- How far is Posh Hamah from Shopian?10 km by road
- What is the population of Posh Hamah?596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Posh Hamah in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Posh Hamah?67.9% (Census 2011)
