# Chera Pawa Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/chera-pawa/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Chera Pawa Chera Pawa is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 93 households**, the 145th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 636people (2011) - 93households - 64.2%literacy - 833females per 1,000 males ## Chera Pawa PIN code and other codes Chera Pawa falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatWaisa Kawnar - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000149 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chera Pawa from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)20 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)3 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 Pawa? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chera Pawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Wiligam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 4 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 Pawa known for? The main crops are **maiza and maiza**. Products made here include shawl. About 81% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Pawa Of every 100 households in Chera Pawa in 2011, 77 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chera Pawa · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **87% Toilet within the home ****13%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **36% Tap water ****74%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **90% Use banking services ****97%** **59% Television ****36%** **31% Mobile phone ****49%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pawa? ■ Chera Pawa · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710** **899 Working population ****16.2%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 54.9% for women. 29% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 20 (19%) · **■** Marginal 83 (81%) 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 - Cheer Kote676 people - Tampora670 people - Rawal Pora662 people - Kunel651 people - Zaffar Khani613 people - Safal Pora605 people - Budha Bug592 people - Ashkan Pora591 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chera Pawa from Kupwara?20 km by road - What is the population of Chera Pawa?636 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chera Pawa in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chera Pawa?64.2% (Census 2011)