Herman or Hermain is a village and tehsil located in

Shopian district Shopian district (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is a hill district with its administrative division in Shopian town, located in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, since it is situated on the historical road commonly known a ...

of Jammu and Kashmir,

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. It is situated away from its main town

Shopian Shopian or Shupiyan (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is an administrative division of the Shopian district, located in southern part of Kashmir Valley, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shopian is called the ''Apple town of Kashmir'' as majority ...

, the district headquarters of

. 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

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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%.

References

{{reflist Villages in Shopian district