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About Shangran Devsar Village

Shangran Devsar is a large village in Dooru tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,476, made up of 1,778 males and 1,698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.3 hectares hectares.

Shangran Devsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shangran Devsar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Dooru
Area (hectares) 213.3 hectares
Population 3,476
Male Population 1,778
Female Population 1,698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shangran Devsar compares

By the 2011 count Shangran Devsar is the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 213.3 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shangran Devsar

Shangran Devsar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shangran Devsar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shangran Devsar from other places

Shangran Devsar lies about 13 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 6.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shangran Devsar
Nearest town Kulgam 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Sadura 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dooru 13 km
District headquarters Anantnag 13 km

Villages closest to Shangran Devsar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dooru tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shangran Devsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shangran Devsar village had a population of 3,476. That makes it the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Shangran Devsar village has 1,778 males and 1,698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shangran Devsar has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Shangran Devsar covers 213.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shangran Devsar falls under Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shangran Devsar is Sadura, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shangran Devsar.

Shangran Devsar is about 13 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shangran Devsar is in Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district. Kulgam is about 5.9 km away. Sadura is about 6.8 km away. Dooru is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishgund (4.7 km), Irote Damjan (5.5 km) and Vesu (5.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shangran Devsar today is likely to be higher.

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