Village · Kishtwar, Kishtwar
# Chalasu

Chalasu is a village in Kishtwar sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 182204. The 2011 Census counted 278 people in 49 households, the 75th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.
- 278 people (2011)
- 49 households
- 52.5% literacy
- 182204 PIN code

## Chalasu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chalasu is 182204. Chalasu falls in Kishtwar sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 182204
- Gram panchayat Barhoti
- Community development block Drabshalla
- Census village code 004700

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chalasu from nearby towns?
- Kishtwar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chalasu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chalasu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kukarwas
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chalasu known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and barley. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 29% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chalasu

Of every 100 households in Chalasu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalasu · ■ Kishtwar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 71%
- Toilet within the home 0% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 75%
- Tap water 100% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88%
- Use banking services 84% 80%
- Television 10% 26%
- Mobile phone 37% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 37% 36%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chalasu?

■ Chalasu · ■ Kishtwar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.5% 56.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 923
- Working population 57.6% 35.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 38.7% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 30 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (8%) · ■ Other work 6 (4%) · ■ Marginal 112 (70%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kishtwar
- Prishmula 294 people
- Shandri 288 people
- Kutal 283 people
- Gudh 280 people
- Malie 271 people
- Jushana 266 people
- Magh Batna 266 people
- Kukarwas 246 people

All 84 villages in Kishtwar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chalasu? 182204
- How far is Chalasu from Kishtwar? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Chalasu? 278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalasu in? Kishtwar district (Kishtwar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chalasu? 52.5% (Census 2011)

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