# Chhohan Village, Dooru, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Dooru, Anantnag 

# Chhohan

Chhohan is a village in Dooru sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192212**. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 84 households**, the 56th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 655people (2011)
- 84households
- 70.8%literacy
- 192212PIN code

## Chhohan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhohan is 192212.** Chhohan falls in Dooru sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code192212
- Gram panchayatChhohan
- Community development blockShahabad
- Census village code003873

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chhohan from nearby towns?

- Dooru (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)40 km by road
- Verinag (nearest town)15 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 Chhohan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chhohan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dooru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dooru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 4 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 Chhohan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Chhohan

Of every 100 households in Chhohan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhohan · ■ Dooru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**35%

Tap water ****99%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****14%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****60%**

**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 Chhohan?

■ Chhohan · ■ Dooru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**825

Working population ****29.8%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 51.7% for women. 28% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (21%) · **■** Marginal 149 (76%)

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

- Hengi Pora985 people
- Lewodra977 people
- Badhar Moona910 people
- Shaster Gam730 people
- Tareh Gam655 people
- Bronthnu452 people
- Kishgund449 people
- Kuchey Pora367 people

[All 62 villages in Dooru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/dooru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhohan?192212
- How far is Chhohan from Anantnag?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chhohan?655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhohan in?Anantnag district (Dooru sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chhohan?70.8% (Census 2011)