# Chukar Village, Pattan, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/chukar/ Village · Pattan, Baramula # Chukar Chukar is a village in Pattan sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **4,784 people in 417 households**, the 8th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%. - 4,784people (2011) - 417households - 67.1%literacy - 851females per 1,000 males ## Chukar PIN code and other codes Chukar falls in Pattan sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatDandra - Community development blockKunzer - Census village code002380 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chukar from nearby towns? - Pattan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Baramullah (district HQ)36 km by road - Pattan (nearest town)8 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 Chukar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chukar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hardushora - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pattan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pattan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Chukar known for? The main crops are **rice, fruit and maize**. Products made here include carpet. About 76% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Chukar Of every 100 households in Chukar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chukar · ■ Pattan rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****73%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **13% Tap water ****95%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **90% Use banking services ****67%** **59% Television ****56%** **53% Mobile phone ****88%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **13% 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 Chukar? ■ Chukar · ■ Pattan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **59.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714** **787 Working population ****14.7%** **26.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 57.8% for women. 26% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (8%) · **■** Household industry 34 (5%) · **■** Other work 194 (28%) · **■** Marginal 266 (38%) 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 Pattan - Nihal Pora9,243 people - Sultan Pora Khai8,846 people - Pattan5,996 people - Taper Wari Pora4,936 people - Singh Pora4,328 people - Siri Wara Pora4,217 people - Tilagam4,170 people - Indir Gam4,083 people [All 95 villages in Pattan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chukar from Baramullah?36 km by road - What is the population of Chukar?4,784 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chukar in?Baramula district (Pattan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chukar?67.1% (Census 2011)