Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Shamshi Pora

Shamshi Pora is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192303. The 2011 Census counted 1,228 people in 212 households, the 61st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 1,228 people (2011)
- 212 households
- 73.2% literacy
- 192303 PIN code

## Shamshi Pora PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shamshi Pora is 192303. Shamshi Pora falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 192303
- Gram panchayat Shamshi Pora
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003490

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

## How far is Shamshi Pora from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 6 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shamshi Pora?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shamshi Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shamshi Pora known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 65% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shamshi Pora

Of every 100 households in Shamshi Pora in 2011, 95 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Shamshi Pora · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 83%
- Toilet within the home 72% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 23% 36%
- Tap water 96% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 43% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94%
- Use banking services 70% 52%
- Television 80% 45%
- Mobile phone 95% 76%
- Computer with internet 13% 2%
- Two-wheeler 5% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 8%
- None of these assets 2% 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 Shamshi Pora?

■ Shamshi Pora · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.2% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1020 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 945 882
- Working population 20.9% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 66.3% for women. 38% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 81 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (9%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 143 (56%) · ■ Marginal 8 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Chakorah 1,276 people
- Gano Pora 1,270 people
- Mala Dair 1,251 people
- Makan-I-Douaro 1,237 people
- Reni Pora Khasi Pora 1,224 people
- Hardo Nagisheran 1,200 people
- Kanjiuler 1,166 people
- Said Pora Bala 1,163 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shamshi Pora? 192303
- How far is Shamshi Pora from Shopian? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Shamshi Pora? 1,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamshi Pora in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Shamshi Pora? 73.2% (Census 2011)

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