Shangus is a Municipal Committee city in district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Shangus city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Shangus Municipal Committee has population of 7,875 of which 4,145 are males while 3,730 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1432 which is 18.18 % of total population of Shangus (MC). In Shangus Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 900 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Shangus is around 711 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Shangus city is 69.53 % higher than state average of 67.16 %. In Shangus, Male literacy is around 80.68 % while female literacy rate is 57.77 %.
Shangus Municipal Committee has total administration over 1,208 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Shangus 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Shangus Municipal Committee in 2024 is approximately
11,100.
The schedule census of 2021 for Shangus city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Shangus city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Shangus town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Shangus Caste Factor
Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 1.37 % of total population in Shangus (MC).
There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Shangus (MC) of Anantnag.
Shangus Work Profile
Out of total population, 1,834 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 1,520 were males while 314 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 1834 working population, 56.71 % were engaged in Main Work while 43.29 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.