# Sugan Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Sugan

Sugan is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,618 people in 264 households**, the 42nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 1,618people (2011)
- 264households
- 59.9%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Sugan PIN code and other codes

Sugan falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatSugan
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003319

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sugan from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)14 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)14 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 Sugan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chitergam
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · T.Wagan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 Sugan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard and pulses**. About 46% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Sugan

Of every 100 households in Sugan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sugan · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**36%

Tap water ****66%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**52%

Television ****32%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**8%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sugan?

■ Sugan · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**882

Working population ****34.5%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 48.3% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (17%) · **■** Marginal 287 (51%)

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

- Chaki Cholend1,628 people
- Gagren1,628 people
- Mast Pora1,627 people
- Buta Maran Wanpora1,623 people
- Wangam Sodershan Pora1,551 people
- Hardo Pandove1,530 people
- Zerakan1,528 people
- Gano Pora Arash1,516 people

[All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sugan from Shopian?14 km by road
- What is the population of Sugan?1,618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sugan in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sugan?59.9% (Census 2011)