# Wachi Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/wachi/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Wachi Wachi is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192124**. The 2011 Census counted **3,943 people in 705 households**, the 6th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 3,943people (2011) - 705households - 66.6%literacy - 192124PIN code ## Wachi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wachi is 192124.** Wachi falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192124 - Gram panchayatWachi - Community development blockShopiyan - Census village code003327 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wachi from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shopian (district HQ)20 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)8 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 Wachi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Wachi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Zampora - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bighbehara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 6 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 Wachi known for? About 68% of the 533 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Wachi Of every 100 households in Wachi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Wachi · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **83% Toilet within the home ****36%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **36% Tap water ****13%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****61%** **52% Television ****57%** **45% Mobile phone ****91%** **76% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **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 Wachi? ■ Wachi · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025** **882 Working population ****43.8%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 55.9% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 334 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (3%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 348 (20%) · **■** Marginal 958 (55%) 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 - Dev Pora8,275 people - Pinjorah4,870 people - Ram Nagri4,747 people - Sherabad4,289 people - Sedheve3,819 people - Herman3,334 people - Memandar3,328 people - Malawrah3,247 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wachi?192124 - How far is Wachi from Shopian?20 km by road - What is the population of Wachi?3,943 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wachi in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wachi?66.6% (Census 2011)