Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Shermal

Shermal is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192305. The 2011 Census counted 979 people in 145 households, the 85th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 979 people (2011)
- 145 households
- 62.0% literacy
- 192305 PIN code

## Shermal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shermal is 192305. Shermal falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 192305
- Gram panchayat Heff
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003325

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

## How far is Shermal from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 17 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 17 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shermal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shermal; 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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · T.Wagngam
- ○ 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 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shermal known for?

About 27% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shermal

Of every 100 households in Shermal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shermal · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 83%
- Toilet within the home 59% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 38% 36%
- Tap water 1% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 24% 52%
- Television 36% 45%
- Mobile phone 54% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 2% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 8%
- None of these assets 27% 9%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Shermal?

■ Shermal · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.0% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 876 882
- Working population 56.9% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 52.6% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 59 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (2%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 41 (7%) · ■ Marginal 442 (79%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Ratni Pora 993 people
- Diyaroo 989 people
- Adijan Adwan 988 people
- Hei Pora Bata Gund 981 people
- Gadhi Pora 970 people
- Chatri Pora 962 people
- Kumdalan 962 people
- Tulran 958 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shermal? 192305
- How far is Shermal from Shopian? 17 km by road
- What is the population of Shermal? 979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shermal in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Shermal? 62.0% (Census 2011)

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