Herman or Hermain is a village and tehsil located in
Shopian district
Shopian district (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a menti ...
of
Jammu and Kashmir
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,
India
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. It is situated away from its main town
Shopian
Shopian (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is an administrative division of the Shopian district. It is located in southern part of Kashmir Valley, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shopian is called the ''Apple town of Kashmir'' as majority o ...
, the district headquarters of
Shopian district
Shopian district (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a menti ...
. Herman was made a tehsil in 2014 by the State government of Jammu and Kashmir. Herman has 29 villages. In Herman there is a tehsil office in which a Tehsildar is serving the people.
Agriculture
Agriculture
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is the main occupation of Herman village. Apple growing is the main source of livelihood of majority of households.
Financial institutions
Banks and finance institutions has also established their branches in the village. In Hermain there is a branch of J&K Bank having an ATM.
Ellaqui Dehatti Bank Branch. A branch of central cooperative bank also is working there.
Population and geographical area
According to the 2011 census, Herman has a total population of 3,334 peoples. There are about 513 houses in Herman village. In 2011, the literacy rate of Herman village was 62.60%. In Herman, Male literacy stands at 72.44% while female literacy rate was 53.66%.
See also
*
Aloorah Shopian
*
Dreri Kali Pora
References
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Villages in Shopian district
Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)