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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Purso

Purso is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **844 people in 138 households**, the 108th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 844people (2011)
- 138households
- 68.6%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Purso PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPurso
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003514

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

## How far is Purso 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 Purso?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Purso known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Purso

Of every 100 households in Purso in 2011, 96 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Purso · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**36%

Tap water ****96%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**52%

Television ****53%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**8%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Purso?

■ Purso · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**882

Working population ****46.9%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 56.7% for women. 44% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 179 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (13%) · **■** Marginal 165 (42%)

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

- Nori Poshwari855 people
- Nildorah854 people
- Kani Gam850 people
- Awind847 people
- Utar Pora Pahali Pora843 people
- Durah Pora839 people
- Teng Wani829 people
- Tukroo829 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Purso from Shopian?12 km by road
- What is the population of Purso?844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purso in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Purso?68.6% (Census 2011)