# Chewa Village, Budgam, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Budgam, Badgam 

# Chewa

Chewa is a village in Budgam sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,313 people in 184 households**, the 28th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,313people (2011)
- 184households
- 55.3%literacy
- 191111PIN code

## Chewa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chewa is 191111.** Chewa falls in Budgam sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code191111
- Gram panchayatChewa
- Community development blockNarbal
- Census village code000629

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

## How far is Chewa from nearby towns?

- Budgam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)15 km by road
- Badgam (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 Chewa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Wadoora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 9 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 Chewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 87 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 Chewa

Of every 100 households in Chewa in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chewa · ■ Budgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**13%

Tap water ****65%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****39%**

**50%

Television ****39%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**9%

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 Chewa?

■ Chewa · ■ Budgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**883

Working population ****24.2%**

**24.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 42.1% for women. 40% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 90 (28%) · **■** Marginal 132 (42%)

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 Budgam

- Kargam Palachithf1,611 people
- Palar1,584 people
- Parisabad Pora1,426 people
- Naru1,403 people
- Lakhri Pora1,308 people
- Haker Mula1,284 people
- Kishtwar1,251 people
- Hari Pora1,209 people

[All 97 villages in Budgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chewa?191111
- How far is Chewa from Budgam?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chewa?1,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chewa in?Badgam district (Budgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chewa?55.3% (Census 2011)