Village · Handwara, Kupwara
# Chaka Poran

Chaka Poran is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 166 people in 24 households, the 191st largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 166 people (2011)
- 24 households
- 66.4% literacy
- 1,024 females per 1,000 males

## Chaka Poran PIN code and other codes

Chaka Poran falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Kralpora
- Community development block Langet
- Census village code 000296

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

## How far is Chaka Poran from nearby towns?
- Handwara (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chaka Poran?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chaka Poran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chaka Poran known for?

The main crops are rice, maiza and vegetables. Products made here include carpet. About 82% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chaka Poran

Of every 100 households in Chaka Poran in 2011, 100 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaka Poran · ■ Handwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 87%
- Toilet within the home 33% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 67% 36%
- Tap water 100% 50%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 100% 59%
- Television 33% 31%
- Mobile phone 87% 65%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 0% 19%
- 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 Chaka Poran?

■ Chaka Poran · ■ Handwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.4% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1024 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 899
- Working population 37.3% 26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 62.1% for women. 39% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 33 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (11%) · ■ Other work 6 (10%) · ■ Marginal 16 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Handwara
- Khawar Ware 238 people
- Nabad Zab 222 people
- Pazi Pora 221 people
- Gundi Lasa Shah 202 people
- Haider Mari 157 people
- Wowri Pora 144 people
- Harni Pora 129 people
- Shihil Pora 98 people

All 199 villages in Handwara

## Quick answers
- How far is Chaka Poran from Kupwara? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Chaka Poran? 166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaka Poran in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chaka Poran? 66.4% (Census 2011)

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