# Chogam Village, Shangus, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/chogam/ Village · Shangus, Anantnag # Chogam Chogam is a village in Shangus sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,206 people in 433 households**, the 13th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 2,206people (2011) - 433households - 54.5%literacy - 192201PIN code ## Chogam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chogam is 192201.** Chogam falls in Shangus sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192201 - Gram panchayatChogam-A - Community development blockShangus - Census village code003752 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chogam from nearby towns? - Shangus (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)30 km by road - Shangus (nearest town)10 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 Chogam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chogam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chitergul - ○Degree college5–10 km · Utrasu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 10 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 Chogam known for? The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. About 76% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Chogam Of every 100 households in Chogam in 2011, 41 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chogam · ■ Shangus rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **72% Toilet within the home ****42%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **39% Tap water ****36%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **88% Use banking services ****53%** **71% Television ****6%** **30% Mobile phone ****18%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****44%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chogam? ■ Chogam · ■ Shangus rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **791 Working population ****44.0%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 42.1% for women. 51% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (5%) · **■** Marginal 882 (91%) 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 Shangus - Chera Pora2,754 people - Aho Paisan2,721 people - Rakhi Brah2,499 people - Sheikh Pora2,253 people - Kradi2,087 people - Khul Chohar1,785 people - Kriri1,617 people - Sher Gund1,563 people [All 25 villages in Shangus](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chogam?192201 - How far is Chogam from Anantnag?30 km by road - What is the population of Chogam?2,206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chogam in?Anantnag district (Shangus sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chogam?54.5% (Census 2011)