Village · Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam
# Chimmer

Chimmer is a village in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193303. The 2011 Census counted 3,868 people in 647 households, the 12th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.3%.
- 3,868 people (2011)
- 647 households
- 56.6% literacy
- 193303 PIN code

## Chimmer PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chimmer is 193303. Chimmer falls in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 193303
- Gram panchayat Chimmer A
- Community development block D.H Pora
- Census village code 004086

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

## How far is Chimmer from nearby towns?
- Damhalhanji Pora (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Kulgam (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Kulgam (nearest town) 32 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chimmer?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chimmer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dh Pora
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kulgam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kulgam
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chimmer known for?

About 58% of the 747 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chimmer

Of every 100 households in Chimmer in 2011, 37 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chimmer · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 37% 49%
- Toilet within the home 41% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 51% 69%
- Tap water 88% 61%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 21% 29%
- Television 10% 18%
- Mobile phone 66% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 21% 20%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Chimmer?

■ Chimmer · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.6% 48.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 796 884
- Working population 30.7% 39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 46.6% for women. 41% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 537 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (1%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 230 (19%) · ■ Marginal 396 (33%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Damhal Hanjipora
- Autoo 4,371 people
- Damhal Hanji Pora 4,099 people
- Tang Marg 4,010 people
- Boh 3,902 people
- Yari Khah 3,366 people
- Nagam 3,293 people
- Asnur 2,473 people
- Largo Ramahama 2,407 people

All 52 villages in Damhal Hanjipora

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chimmer? 193303
- How far is Chimmer from Kulgam? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Chimmer? 3,868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chimmer in? Kulgam district (Damhal Hanjipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chimmer? 56.6% (Census 2011)

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