Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Sazan Shopian

Sazan Shopian is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 291 people in 42 households, the 203rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 291 people (2011)
- 42 households
- 54.1% literacy
- 1,064 females per 1,000 males

## Sazan Shopian PIN code and other codes

Sazan Shopian falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Sheikh Pora
- Community development block Keller
- Census village code 003307

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

## How far is Sazan Shopian from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sazan Shopian?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sazan Shopian known for?

About 83% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sazan Shopian

Of every 100 households in Sazan Shopian in 2011, 98 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sazan Shopian · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 83%
- Toilet within the home 48% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 52% 36%
- Tap water 95% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 55% 52%
- Television 48% 45%
- Mobile phone 79% 76%
- Computer with internet 5% 2%
- Two-wheeler 21% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 8%
- None of these assets 5% 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 Sazan Shopian?

■ Sazan Shopian · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.1% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1064 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1450 882
- Working population 34.7% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 43.8% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 22 (22%) · ■ Other work 10 (10%) · ■ Marginal 69 (68%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Mali Bagh 336 people
- Chowdari Gund 317 people
- Brari Porah Pala Pora 311 people
- Halow Pora 295 people
- Adva 290 people
- Doma Wani 290 people
- Narwaw 289 people
- Chilli Pora 286 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Sazan Shopian from Shopian? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Sazan Shopian? 291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sazan Shopian in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sazan Shopian? 54.1% (Census 2011)

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