# Cheerwan Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/cheerwan/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Cheerwan Cheerwan is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,706 people in 386 households**, the 18th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 2,706people (2011) - 386households - 60.5%literacy - 1,189females per 1,000 males ## Cheerwan PIN code and other codes Cheerwan falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatCheerwan A B - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002909 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cheerwan from nearby towns? - Kangan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)30 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)25 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 Cheerwan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Cheerwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 8 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 Cheerwan known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 49% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Cheerwan Of every 100 households in Cheerwan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Cheerwan · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **81% Toilet within the home ****57%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **43% Tap water ****90%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **91% Use banking services ****74%** **45% Television ****53%** **24% Mobile phone ****60%** **40% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **21% Own their home ****97%** **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 Cheerwan? ■ Cheerwan · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1189** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **877 Working population ****24.1%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 50.3% for women. 39% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 67 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 218 (33%) · **■** Marginal 342 (53%) 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 Kangan - Kolan2,960 people - Fraw Haknar2,918 people - Mamer2,883 people - Porajat Gagangir2,755 people - Rayil2,647 people - Hayan Palpora2,645 people - Kacha Nambal2,591 people - Arigori Pora2,488 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Cheerwan from Gaderbal?30 km by road - What is the population of Cheerwan?2,706 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cheerwan in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Cheerwan?60.5% (Census 2011)