# Chander Gir Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/chander-gir/ Village · Sonawari, Bandipore # Chander Gir Chander Gir is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **2,952 people in 423 households**, the 21st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%. - 2,952people (2011) - 423households - 47.3%literacy - 193501PIN code ## Chander Gir PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chander Gir is 193501.** Chander Gir falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193501 - Gram panchayatChander Gir - Community development blockHajan - Census village code002780 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chander Gir from nearby towns? - Sonawari (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)26 km by road - Hajin (nearest town)4 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 Chander Gir? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chander Gir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Hajan - ○Degree college10+ km · Bamdipora - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hajan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 5 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 Chander Gir known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 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 Chander Gir Of every 100 households in Chander Gir in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chander Gir · ■ Sonawari rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****98%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **20% Tap water ****65%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **90% Use banking services ****56%** **43% Television ****69%** **51% Mobile phone ****88%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **14% 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 Chander Gir? ■ Chander Gir · ■ Sonawari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%** **45.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **856 Working population ****46.1%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.1% for men and 34.7% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 260 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (2%) · **■** Household industry 53 (4%) · **■** Other work 165 (12%) · **■** Marginal 854 (63%) 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 Sonawari - Gundi Jahangir3,301 people - Chewa3,278 people - Sadrakote Pain3,246 people - Viji Pora3,243 people - Rakh Sultan Pora2,613 people - Gulshan Pora2,573 people - Rakh Hajin2,497 people - Shilvat2,461 people [All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chander Gir?193501 - How far is Chander Gir from Bandipora?26 km by road - What is the population of Chander Gir?2,952 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chander Gir in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chander Gir?47.3% (Census 2011)