# Chewa Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sonawari, Bandipore 

# Chewa

Chewa is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193504**. The 2011 Census counted **3,278 people in 460 households**, the 18th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.

- 3,278people (2011)
- 460households
- 60.6%literacy
- 193504PIN code

## Chewa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chewa is 193504.** Chewa falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193504
- Gram panchayatChewa
- Community development blockHajan
- Census village code002796

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?

- Sonawari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sumbal (nearest town)1 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 · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sumbal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sumbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Chewa known for?

About 64% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chewa · ■ Sonawari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**20%

Tap water ****72%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****61%**

**43%

Television ****60%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chewa?

■ Chewa · ■ Sonawari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**45.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**856

Working population ****66.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 47.5% for women. 66% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,400 (64%) · **■** Household industry 61 (3%) · **■** Other work 139 (6%) · **■** Marginal 572 (26%)

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

- Gund Prang3,818 people
- Rakh Shilvat3,771 people
- Odina3,599 people
- Gundi Jahangir3,301 people
- Sadrakote Pain3,246 people
- Viji Pora3,243 people
- Chander Gir2,952 people
- Rakh Sultan Pora2,613 people

[All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chewa?193504
- How far is Chewa from Bandipora?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chewa?3,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chewa in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chewa?60.6% (Census 2011)