# Chak Shera Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/chak-shera/ Village · Khansahib, Badgam # Chak Shera Chak Shera is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **691 people in 86 households**, the 50th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 691people (2011) - 86households - 37.0%literacy - 795females per 1,000 males ## Chak Shera PIN code and other codes Chak Shera falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKachiwari - Community development blockKhansahib - Census village code000587 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Shera from nearby towns? - Khansahib (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)24 km by road - Khansahib (nearest town)6 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 Chak Shera? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Shera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khansahib - ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Chak Shera known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Chak Shera Of every 100 households in Chak Shera in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chak Shera · ■ Khansahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **84% Toilet within the home ****100%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **14% Tap water ****80%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****60%** **40% Television ****34%** **39% Mobile phone ****65%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Chak Shera? ■ Chak Shera · ■ Khansahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.0%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****795** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **884 Working population ****21.4%** **22.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.4% for men and 21.8% for women. 32% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (18%) · **■** Household industry 36 (24%) · **■** Other work 25 (17%) · **■** Marginal 13 (9%) 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 Khansahib - Takia Farook Shah819 people - Khai Pora769 people - Shuru Jagir714 people - Shala Nar700 people - Kanora680 people - Zim Pora679 people - Harnow663 people - Rehkhayi657 people [All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chak Shera from Budgam?24 km by road - What is the population of Chak Shera?691 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Shera in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chak Shera?37.0% (Census 2011)