Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Safanagri

Safanagri is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,461 people in 266 households, the 47th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 1,461 people (2011)
- 266 households
- 65.2% literacy
- 948 females per 1,000 males

## Safanagri PIN code and other codes

Safanagri falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Aglar
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003329

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

## How far is Safanagri from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 21 km by road
- Beijbehara (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Safanagri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Safanagri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Safanagri known for?

The main crops are rice, pulses and pulses. Products made here include carpet, namdas, namdas and knitting. About 66% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Safanagri

Of every 100 households in Safanagri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Safanagri · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 83%
- Toilet within the home 38% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 36%
- Tap water 13% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 86% 52%
- Television 34% 45%
- Mobile phone 71% 76%
- Computer with internet 1% 2%
- Two-wheeler 7% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 8%
- None of these assets 14% 9%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Safanagri?

■ Safanagri · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.2% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 725 882
- Working population 42.9% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 52.7% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 147 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (2%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 130 (21%) · ■ Marginal 333 (53%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Wangam Sodershan Pora 1,551 people
- Hardo Pandove 1,530 people
- Zerakan 1,528 people
- Gano Pora Arash 1,516 people
- Barah Bugh 1,460 people
- Maishah War 1,433 people
- Balah Pora 1,402 people
- Watho 1,397 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Safanagri from Shopian? 21 km by road
- What is the population of Safanagri? 1,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Safanagri in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Safanagri? 65.2% (Census 2011)

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