# Chandri Gam Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag 

# Chandri Gam

Chandri Gam is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,107 people in 198 households**, the 32nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 1,107people (2011)
- 198households
- 66.6%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Chandri Gam PIN code and other codes

Chandri Gam falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatHassan Noor
- Community development blockKavnipora
- Census village code003569

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

## How far is Chandri Gam from nearby towns?

- Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ashmuqam (nearest town)7 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 Chandri Gam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chandri Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Salia
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 8 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 Chandri Gam known for?

The main crops are **walnut**. Products made here include chain stich. About 59% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Chandri Gam

Of every 100 households in Chandri Gam in 2011, 43 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chandri Gam · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**62%

Tap water ****3%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**33%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****87%**

**62%

Television ****42%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chandri Gam?

■ Chandri Gam · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**916

Working population ****46.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 51.6% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (14%) · **■** Marginal 428 (84%)

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 Pahalgam

- Ichi Nar1,226 people
- Wahdan1,223 people
- Vir Siran1,218 people
- Manzi Gam1,165 people
- Dadran Khandi Pora1,097 people
- Mowrah1,077 people
- Gansh Pora1,058 people
- Shum Hall1,051 people

[All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandri Gam from Anantnag?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chandri Gam?1,107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandri Gam in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chandri Gam?66.6% (Census 2011)
