# Chugal Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/chugal/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Chugal Chugal is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,907 people in 309 households**, the 36th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,907people (2011) - 309households - 61.8%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Chugal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chugal is 193221.** Chugal falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatMaidani Chugal - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000178 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chugal from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)10 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)2 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 Chugal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chugal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Handwara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Handwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 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 Chugal known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 79% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Chugal Of every 100 households in Chugal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chugal · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **87% Toilet within the home ****99%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **36% Tap water ****64%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **90% Use banking services ****90%** **59% Television ****46%** **31% Mobile phone ****68%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****14%** **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 Chugal? ■ Chugal · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **899 Working population ****21.2%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 48.9% for women. 37% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (33%) · **■** Marginal 202 (50%) 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 - Ash Pora1,987 people - Amar Garh1,984 people - Kachlu Qazi Pora1,984 people - Tarat Pora1,959 people - Glura1,907 people - Darel1,903 people - Super Negam1,900 people - Raj Pora1,894 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chugal?193221 - How far is Chugal from Kupwara?10 km by road - What is the population of Chugal?1,907 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chugal in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chugal?61.8% (Census 2011)