Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Veshro Veshro is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 466 people in 92 households, the 170th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 466 people (2011) - 92 households - 63.1% literacy - 1,000 females per 1,000 males ## Veshro PIN code and other codes Veshro falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Zarakan - Community development block Keller - Census village code 003387 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Veshro from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Shopian (district HQ) 8 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 Veshro? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Veshro; 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 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop 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 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Veshro known for? Products made here include carpet. About 53% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Veshro Of every 100 households in Veshro in 2011, 99 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Veshro · ■ Shopian rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 83% - Toilet within the home 50% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 50% 36% - Tap water 91% 72% - Drinking water within premises 3% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 68% 52% - Television 32% 45% - Mobile phone 100% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 1% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 8% - None of these assets 0% 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 Veshro? ■ Veshro · ■ Shopian rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.1% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 727 882 - Working population 22.1% 32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 53.1% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 37 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 37 (36%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 26 (25%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shopian - Drawni 490 people - Partap Pora 490 people - Rakhi Nara Pora 486 people - Chedran 482 people - Makan -I -Danger Pora 461 people - Musi Pora 461 people - Tengah Pora 461 people - Pargochi 459 people All 229 villages in Shopian ## Quick answers - How far is Veshro from Shopian? 8 km by road - What is the population of Veshro? 466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veshro in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Veshro? 63.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/veshro/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.