# Chera Mandi Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/chera-mandi/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Chera Mandi Chera Mandi is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **296 people in 56 households**, the 180th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 296people (2011) - 56households - 46.5%literacy - 839females per 1,000 males ## Chera Mandi PIN code and other codes Chera Mandi falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatSiraj Poora - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000151 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chera Mandi from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)45 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)13 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 Chera Mandi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chera Mandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pazwalpora - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Chera Mandi known for? The main crops are **maiza and maiza**. Products made here include shawl. About 66% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chera Mandi Of every 100 households in Chera Mandi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chera Mandi · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **87% Toilet within the home ****2%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **36% Tap water ****0%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****14%** **59% Television ****4%** **31% Mobile phone ****20%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****46%** **19% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chera Mandi? ■ Chera Mandi · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **899 Working population ****22.3%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.5% for men and 35.3% for women. 40% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 65 (98%) 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 Handwara - Padder Gund361 people - Otingru351 people - Tulwari318 people - Thuker Pora300 people - Said Pora294 people - Darabal Bala280 people - Banger Gund261 people - Lara Bal244 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chera Mandi from Kupwara?45 km by road - What is the population of Chera Mandi?296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chera Mandi in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chera Mandi?46.5% (Census 2011)