# Chhuru Village, Sopore, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/chhuru/ Village · Sopore, Baramula # Chhuru Chhuru is a village in Sopore sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **794 people in 119 households**, the 49th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%. - 794people (2011) - 119households - 72.2%literacy - 895females per 1,000 males ## Chhuru PIN code and other codes Chhuru falls in Sopore sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatPathu Kah Muqam - Community development blockSopore - Census village code002226 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhuru from nearby towns? - Sopore (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)15 km by road - Sopore (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 Chhuru? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chhuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sopore - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sopore - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sopore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 4 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 Chhuru known for? The main crops are **apple**. About 72% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Chhuru Of every 100 households in Chhuru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Chhuru · ■ Sopore rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****94%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **10% Tap water ****97%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **88% Use banking services ****88%** **68% Television ****65%** **54% Mobile phone ****94%** **78% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **7% None of these assets ****2%** **9% Own their home ****94%** **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 Chhuru? ■ Chhuru · ■ Sopore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **66.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697** **914 Working population ****26.8%** **26.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 60.9% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 39 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (62%) · **■** Marginal 23 (11%) 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 Sopore - Rashid Aabad988 people - Nawpora Tujar960 people - Path Bug948 people - Sem Pora931 people - Zooni Pora789 people - Tramba Gund716 people - Mala Pora Panditan693 people - Takia Khan Mohammad580 people [All 58 villages in Sopore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chhuru from Baramulla?15 km by road - What is the population of Chhuru?794 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhuru in?Baramula district (Sopore sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chhuru?72.2% (Census 2011)