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

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Village · Boniyar, Baramula 

# Chotali

Chotali is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,105 people in 140 households**, the 24th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,105people (2011)
- 140households
- 20.6%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Chotali PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMaidanan
- Community development blockBoniyar
- Census village code002602

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

## How far is Chotali from nearby towns?

- Boniyar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)38 km by road
- Baramulla (nearest town)38 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 Chotali?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chotali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Boniyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baramulla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baramulla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Chotali known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 27% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chotali

Of every 100 households in Chotali in 2011, 9 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chotali · ■ Boniyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**36%

Tap water ****94%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**47%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****0%**

**56%

Television ****3%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****56%**

**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 Chotali?

■ Chotali · ■ Boniyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.6%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**834

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**851

Working population ****24.8%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.1% for men and 10.7% for women. 45% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 262 (96%)

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

- Hundi Noweshera1,366 people
- Kathal Hil Patribal1,283 people
- Manj Gram1,198 people
- Hilad Peernian1,166 people
- Ladi1,094 people
- Dudaran1,026 people
- Azad Pora979 people
- Maidanan966 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chotali from Baramulla?38 km by road
- What is the population of Chotali?1,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chotali in?Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chotali?20.6% (Census 2011)