# Chertu Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Khansahib, Badgam 

# Chertu

Chertu is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 56 households**, the 64th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 566people (2011)
- 56households
- 58.8%literacy
- 803females per 1,000 males

## Chertu PIN code and other codes

Chertu falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatParneewa
- Community development blockKhansahib
- Census village code000535

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

## How far is Chertu from nearby towns?

- Khansahib (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)27 km by road
- Khansahib (nearest town)13 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 Chertu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chertu; 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 · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khansahib
- ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 7 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 Chertu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. About 77% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Chertu

Of every 100 households in Chertu in 2011, 10 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chertu · ■ Khansahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**14%

Tap water ****49%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**38%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Chertu?

■ Chertu · ■ Khansahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****803**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****629**

**884

Working population ****18.6%**

**22.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 51.0% for women. 29% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (48%) · **■** Household industry 25 (24%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 26 (25%)

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

- Nari Gund602 people
- Bata Pora600 people
- Machi Pora598 people
- Yaga Bug585 people
- Wachoo542 people
- Mula Naru539 people
- Krala Pathri536 people
- Khosa Pora531 people

[All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chertu from Budgam?27 km by road
- What is the population of Chertu?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chertu in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chertu?58.8% (Census 2011)