District of Jammu and Kashmir

Shupiyan: 2.7 lakh people, one story

People
2,66,215
Area
312 km²
Literacy
60.76%
Sex ratio
951
#1 in Jammu and KashmirSex ratio: 951 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirWorkers in farming: 66.4 % of workers. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirUrban population: 6.1%. Rank 19 of 20.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirScheduled Castes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 19 of 20.See the numbers →

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ShupiyanJammu and Kashmir

The history, places and schemes of Shupiyan are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Shupiyan in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.7 lakh#19/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area312 km²#19/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density853 per km²#4/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 290
Sex ratio951 females per 1000 males#1/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)878 girls per 1000 boys#10/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 860
Literacy rate60.76%#13/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 67.00
Female literacy50.90%#12/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 56.36
Urban population6.1%#19/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

60.8% can read. 951 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.376.5
Female literacy
50.956.4
Scheduled Castes
0.07.5
Scheduled Tribes
8.210.4
Living in towns
6.127.5

Gender literacy gap: 19.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 1.2%
  • Muslim 98.5%
  • Christian 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    66 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    87,721 workers, 33.0% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 54.1%
    • Farm labourers 12.4%
    • Household industry 3.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 44% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      43.648.1
      Latrine at home
      31.728.4
      Tap water
      38.336.3
      LPG / PNG
      4.617.7
      Phone
      41.839.3
      Television
      24.628.8
      Bicycle
      2.05.9
      Two-wheeler
      5.87.4

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.