# Chaklu Village, Baramulla, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/baramulla/chaklu/ Village · Baramulla, Baramula # Chaklu Chaklu is a village in Baramulla sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,366 people in 530 households**, the 7th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 3,366people (2011) - 530households - 50.7%literacy - 955females per 1,000 males ## Chaklu PIN code and other codes Chaklu falls in Baramulla sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatChaklu - Community development blockBaramulla - Census village code002414 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaklu from nearby towns? - Baramulla (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)6 km by road - Baramulla (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 Chaklu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chaklu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Baramulla - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baramulla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baramulla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Chaklu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpet. About 84% of the 549 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Chaklu Of every 100 households in Chaklu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Chaklu · ■ Baramulla rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****84%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **24% Tap water ****98%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **67% Use banking services ****49%** **57% Television ****59%** **49% Mobile phone ****72%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **15% 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 Chaklu? ■ Chaklu · ■ Baramulla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **914 Working population ****26.0%** **28.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.4% for men and 41.6% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 198 (23%) · **■** Marginal 577 (66%) 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 Baramulla - Nowpora Jagir4,076 people - Heewen4,029 people - Sherwani Abad3,576 people - Sheern Abad3,527 people - Shitlu2,926 people - Khai Tangan2,724 people - Fatehgadh2,537 people - Singh Pora Kalan2,454 people [All 42 villages in Baramulla](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/baramulla/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chaklu from Baramulla?6 km by road - What is the population of Chaklu?3,366 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaklu in?Baramula district (Baramulla sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chaklu?50.7% (Census 2011)