# Sandho Shermal Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/sandho-shermal/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Sandho Shermal Sandho Shermal is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,348 people in 226 households**, the 56th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 1,348people (2011) - 226households - 66.9%literacy - 991females per 1,000 males ## Sandho Shermal PIN code and other codes Sandho Shermal falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatShrimal - Community development blockKeller - Census village code003369 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sandho Shermal from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Shopian (district HQ)6 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town)6 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 Sandho Shermal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sandho Shermal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keegan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Sandho Shermal known for? The main crops are **apple**. Products made here include carpet. About 61% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Sandho Shermal Of every 100 households in Sandho Shermal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Sandho Shermal · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **83% Toilet within the home ****94%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **36% Tap water ****99%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****74%** **52% Television ****59%** **45% Mobile phone ****90%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Sandho Shermal? ■ Sandho Shermal · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **882 Working population ****28.9%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 57.1% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 255 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (20%) · **■** Marginal 46 (12%) 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 - Nowgam1,387 people - Nara Pora1,376 people - Reshi Pora1,374 people - Kach Dorah1,363 people - Chakorah1,276 people - Gano Pora1,270 people - Mala Dair1,251 people - Makan-I-Douaro1,237 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sandho Shermal from Shopian?6 km by road - What is the population of Sandho Shermal?1,348 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandho Shermal in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sandho Shermal?66.9% (Census 2011)