# Changoo Village, Dooru, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/dooru/changoo/ Village · Dooru, Anantnag # Changoo Changoo is a village in Dooru sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,274 people in 294 households**, the 35th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,274people (2011) - 294households - 71.1%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Changoo PIN code and other codes Changoo falls in Dooru sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatChangoo - Community development blockQazigund - Census village code003859 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Changoo from nearby towns? - Duroo (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)25 km by road - Dooru (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Changoo? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Changoo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dooru - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dooru - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Changoo known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpet. About 79% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Changoo Of every 100 households in Changoo in 2011, 81 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Changoo · ■ Dooru rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **72% Toilet within the home ****34%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **35% Tap water ****97%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **90% Use banking services ****41%** **44% Television ****37%** **35% Mobile phone ****86%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Changoo? ■ Changoo · ■ Dooru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803** **825 Working population ****27.2%** **31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 60.2% for women. 31% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 94 (15%) · **■** Marginal 496 (80%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Dooru - Mahmoodabad2,489 people - Shanker Pora2,486 people - Drien Drobdara2,475 people - Oojru2,467 people - Polia1,865 people - Dalwach Gagas Gund1,761 people - Shangrin1,751 people - Zal Dora1,743 people [All 62 villages in Dooru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/dooru/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Changoo from Anantnag?25 km by road - What is the population of Changoo?2,274 (Census 2011) - Which district is Changoo in?Anantnag district (Dooru sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Changoo?71.1% (Census 2011)