# Chij Hama Village, Rafiabad, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Rafiabad, Baramula 

# Chij Hama

Chij Hama is a village in Rafiabad sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,342 people in 347 households**, the 9th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 2,342people (2011)
- 347households
- 65.0%literacy
- 193301PIN code

## Chij Hama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chij Hama is 193301.** Chij Hama falls in Rafiabad sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193301
- Gram panchayatP/Hq Saripara
- Community development blockRohama
- Census village code002302

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

## How far is Chij Hama from nearby towns?

- Rafiabad (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)15 km by road
- Baramulla (nearest town)15 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 Chij Hama?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chij Hama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baramulla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baramulla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baramulla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 11 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 Chij Hama known for?

The main crops are **apple**. Products made here include carpet. About 85% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Chij Hama

Of every 100 households in Chij Hama in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chij Hama · ■ Rafiabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**72%

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

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****56%**

**74%

Television ****49%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Chij Hama?

■ Chij Hama · ■ Rafiabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**914

Working population ****26.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 56.2% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 247 (40%) · **■** Marginal 53 (9%)

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 Rafiabad

- Behram Pora4,008 people
- Hadi Pora3,682 people
- Hib Danger Pora3,135 people
- Rawchha2,493 people
- Dangi Wachha2,244 people
- Khah Moh2,179 people
- Braman1,980 people
- Panzala Gund Bal1,943 people

[All 77 villages in Rafiabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/rafiabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chij Hama?193301
- How far is Chij Hama from Baramulla?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chij Hama?2,342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chij Hama in?Baramula district (Rafiabad sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chij Hama?65.0% (Census 2011)
