Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Turka Wangam Turka Wangam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192305. The 2011 Census counted 2,680 people in 451 households, the 19th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 2,680 people (2011) - 451 households - 66.6% literacy - 192305 PIN code ## Turka Wangam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Turka Wangam is 192305. Turka Wangam falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 192305 - Gram panchayat Turka Wangam - Community development block Shopiyan - Census village code 003316 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Turka Wangam from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Shopian (district HQ) 12 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Turka Wangam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Turka Wangam; 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 · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shopian - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shopian - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and covered wells - 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 Turka Wangam known for? The main crops are coliflower and peas. About 38% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Turka Wangam Of every 100 households in Turka Wangam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Turka Wangam · ■ Shopian rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 83% - Toilet within the home 84% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 15% 36% - Tap water 61% 72% - Drinking water within premises 55% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 94% - Use banking services 65% 52% - Television 56% 45% - Mobile phone 85% 76% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 9% 11% - Car / jeep / van 6% 8% - None of these assets 4% 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 Turka Wangam? ■ Turka Wangam · ■ Shopian rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.6% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 859 882 - Working population 22.4% 32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 55.7% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 222 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Household industry 17 (3%) · ■ Other work 234 (39%) · ■ Marginal 120 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shopian - Barthi Pora 2,933 people - Aglar Charat 2,864 people - Pahali Pora 2,791 people - Kegam 2,700 people - Chitra Gam 2,634 people - Said Pora Pain 2,598 people - Vehel Chatta Watan 2,462 people - Kellar 2,363 people All 229 villages in Shopian ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Turka Wangam? 192305 - How far is Turka Wangam from Shopian? 12 km by road - What is the population of Turka Wangam? 2,680 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turka Wangam in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Turka Wangam? 66.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/turka-wangam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.