# Fala Chala Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Khansahib, Badgam 

# Fala Chala

Fala Chala is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,736 people in 204 households**, the 23rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 1,736people (2011)
- 204households
- 72.0%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Fala Chala PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatWaterhail
- Community development blockKhansahib
- Census village code000564

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

## How far is Fala Chala from nearby towns?

- Khansahib (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)8 km by road
- Badgam (nearest town)8 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 Fala Chala?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Fala Chala; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Parnewa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Budgam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Fala Chala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maiza and oilseeds**. Products made here include sozni. About 68% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Fala Chala

Of every 100 households in Fala Chala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Fala Chala · ■ Khansahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**84%

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

**78%

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

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

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

**38%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****81%**

**40%

Television ****98%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Fala Chala?

■ Fala Chala · ■ Khansahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**884

Working population ****15.2%**

**22.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 58.3% for women. 28% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 162 (61%) · **■** Marginal 92 (35%)

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

- Warahgam2,034 people
- Hardu Panjoo1,943 people
- Raiyar Beruwa1,937 people
- Gund Dervesh Harawanian1,776 people
- Hokalatri1,718 people
- Arizal1,715 people
- Rawal Pora Beerua1,707 people
- Kalshi Pora1,651 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Fala Chala from Budgam?8 km by road
- What is the population of Fala Chala?1,736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fala Chala in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Fala Chala?72.0% (Census 2011)
