Shangus

Shangus is a village Panchayat and a tehsil in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Shangus
Town
Shangus
Location in Jammu and Kashmir
Shangus
Shangus (India)
Coordinates: 33°42′05″N 75°17′09″E
Country India
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictAnantnag
Elevation
1,639 m (5,377 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total7,875
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode
192201
Telephone code01932
Vehicle registrationJK

Demographics

The population of Shangus village was 5,235 at the 2011 Indian census, while the population of the Shangus tehsil was 52,352.[1][4]shangas is the biggest village interms of population in the district Anantnag.There are almost 25 mosques and a big jama masjid .locally the shangas is divided into 3 segments viz shangas A or HERGAM ,shangasB bonagam and MANZGAM which includes khanpora , wanipora, muqdampora.The people of vicinity villages call it GREATER SHANGAS also ,because of its nucleus position .

Politics

Shangus is in the Shangus state assembly constituency and the Anantnag parliamentary constituency.

See also

References
  1. "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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