# Chahal Village, Boniyar, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Boniyar, Baramula 

# Chahal

Chahal is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 23 households**, the 51st largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 155people (2011)
- 23households
- 77.0%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Chahal PIN code and other codes

Chahal falls in Boniyar sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatNowshera B
- Community development blockBoniyar
- Census village code002572

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

## How far is Chahal from nearby towns?

- Boniyar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)20 km by road
- Baramulla (nearest town)20 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 Chahal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Boniyar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Boniyar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baramulla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Chahal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Chahal

Of every 100 households in Chahal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chahal · ■ Boniyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**36%

Tap water ****91%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**82%

Use banking services ****87%**

**56%

Television ****61%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**29%

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 Chahal?

■ Chahal · ■ Boniyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**834

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**851

Working population ****23.2%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 70.0% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 16 (44%) · **■** Marginal 20 (56%)

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 Boniyar

- Bardian262 people
- Jabdi254 people
- Gagar Hal216 people
- Pran Kutran202 people
- Now Gram117 people

[All 52 villages in Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chahal from Baramulla?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chahal?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chahal in?Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chahal?77.0% (Census 2011)