Shangus is a Tehsil located in Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 6 Tehsils of Anantnag district. There are 25 villages and 1 towns in Shangus Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Shangus Tehsil has 12400 households, population of 74103 of which 39062 are males and 35041 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 15255 which is 20.59% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Shangus Tehsil is around
897 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Shangus Tehsil is 50.47% out of which 58.87% males are literate and 41.11% females are literate. The total area of Shangus is 59.09 sq.km with population density of 1254 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 89.37% of population lives in Urban area and 10.63% lives in Rural area. There are 0.36% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 20.91% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Shangus Tehsil.
Shangus Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 74103 | 100% |
| Muslim | 72535 | 97.88% |
| Hindu | 816 | 1.1% |
| Sikh | 595 | 0.8% |
| Christian | 85 | 0.11% |
| Religion not stated | 68 | 0.09% |
| Buddhist | 4 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 0 | 0% |
| Jain | 0 | 0% |
Shangus Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 1208 | 11192 |
| Total Population | 7875 | 66228 |
| Population (%) | 52.63% | 47.28% |
| Male Population | 4145 | 34917 |
| Female Population | 3730 | 31311 |
| Sex Ratio | 900 | 897 |
| Literacy (%) | 56.89% | 49.7% |
List of Cities in Shangus
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List of Villages in Shangus
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