Shopian Tehsil - Jammu And Kashmir

Shopian is an administrative tehsil in the Shopian district of Jammu And Kashmir, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Shopian is the main town for most villages within the tehsil.

The total area of the tehsil is 312 km², including 306.29 km² rural area and 5.44 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 950 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Shopian Tehsil

Shopian Tehsil has a total of 89 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AarhamaUrbanNot applicable
2AdijanRuralK-Ullar
3AglarRuralPahnoo
4Amshi PoraRuralAmshipora
5AwyendRuralBemnipora A
6Bata PoraUnmappedNot applicable
7Batapora NildongRuralMantribugh
8Bemni PoraRuralBemnipora A
9BongamUrbanNot applicable
10Brari PoraRuralMantribugh
11ChanshwaraRuralBaskuchan
12Check ShamshiporaRuralShamsipora
13Chitra GamRuralChiragam-B
14Chitri PoraRuralNowgam
15ChogamUrbanNot applicable
16Chowdhri GundRuralVehil
17DachiporaRuralBemnipora B
18DangamRuralDangam
19Danger PoraRuralDangerpora
20DeegamRuralZawoora A
21DevporaRuralDevpora
22Feeri PoraRuralPudsoo
23Gada PoraRuralKachdoora A
24Gadi PoraRuralK-Ullar
25GagrenUrbanNot applicable
26Gonow Pora ArshRuralG.P.Arsh
27Gund-I-HadowRuralG.Hadoo
28Habdi PoraUrbanNot applicable
29HallowporaRuralDangam
30Hanji PoraRuralBemnipora A
31Heepora BatagundRuralH.P.Gund
32HeerporaRuralHeerpora
33HergamUrbanNot applicable
34Kach DoraRuralKachdoora A
35Kani PoraUrbanNot applicable
36KaniporaRuralManloo A
37Kanji UllarRuralK-Ullar
38KansooRuralLosdanew
39KaprinRuralKaprin
40Khurm PoraRuralTrenz
41Kiloora Malik GundRuralK.M.Gund
42KraworaRuralK.M.Gund
43KundlanRuralCheck Sidiq Khan
44KungnaRuralSugoo
45KutporaRuralNadigam
46LargamUrbanNot applicable
47LawahindRuralG.P.Arsh
48LosedanowRuralLosdanew
49Makan DangerporaRuralShamsipora
50MandojanRuralPudsoo
51ManlooRuralManloo B
52Mantri BugRuralMantribugh
53Manzim PoraRuralNadigam
54MeemanderUrbanNot applicable
55Mingi PoraRuralNowgam
56MooluRuralDangerpora
57Nadi GamRuralNadigam
58NarwawRuralG.P.Arsh
59NowgamRuralNowgam
60PahnooRuralPahnoo
61Pal PoraRuralG.P.Arsh
62PandoshanRuralH.P.Gund
63PinjuraUrbanNot applicable
64PorgochiRuralLosdanew
65PoshamaRuralPudsoo
66Pratab PoraRuralPratabpora
67PudsooRuralPudsoo
68RakhamaRuralMantribugh
69Rakpora NaikporaRuralH.P.Gund
70Ram NagriRuralRamnagri-B
71Ratni PoraRuralDangam
72Rawal PoraRuralBemnipora B
73RayRuralKaprin
74Reenipora KlasiporaRuralPratabpora
75ReshnagriRuralReshnagri
76SaidaporaRuralSaidpora-B
77Saidapora PayeenRuralSaidpora-A
78SedowRuralSedow-B
79Shamshi PoraRuralShamsipora
80Sharat PoraRuralG.P.Arsh
81TacholaRuralNadigam
82Tang PoraRuralMantribugh
83Teki PoraRuralPratabpora
84TrenzRuralTrenz
85Utterpora PahliporaRuralPahnoo
86VehilRuralVehil
87Wangam SudershanporaRuralKachdoora B
88ZaiporaRuralPratabpora
89ZawooraRuralZawoora B

Population of Shopian Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Shopian Tehsil has a total population of 2,66,215 people, consisting of 1,36,480 males and 1,29,735 females. There are 44,411 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 854 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,66,2152,49,85516,360
Male Population1,36,4801,27,1619,319
Female Population1,29,7351,22,6947,041
Total Households44,41141,8582,553
Population Density854 / km²816 / km²3,007 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,36,500 literate people and 41,547 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 43 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 21,820 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)41,54739,4842,063
Literate Population1,36,5001,25,25611,244
Illiterate Population1,29,7151,24,5995,116
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population43538
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population21,82021,79822

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.