# Chakhar Village, Awantipora, Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/awantipora/chakhar/ Village · Awantipora, Pulwama # Chakhar Chakhar is a village in Awantipora sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192302**. The 2011 Census counted **432 people in 80 households**, the 36th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%. - 432people (2011) - 80households - 67.6%literacy - 192302PIN code ## Chakhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chakhar is 192302.** Chakhar falls in Awantipora sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192302 - Gram panchayatReshi Pora - Community development blockPulwama - Census village code003017 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakhar from nearby towns? - Awaintipora (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Pulwama (district HQ)11 km by road - Awantipora (nearest town)6 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 Chakhar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Chakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gulzarpora - ○Degree college10+ km · Pulwama - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pulwama - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Chakhar known for? About 75% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Chakhar Of every 100 households in Chakhar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chakhar · ■ Awantipora rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****56%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **51% Tap water ****1%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **87% Use banking services ****53%** **65% Television ****13%** **48% Mobile phone ****45%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **7% None of these assets ****9%** **11% 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 Chakhar? ■ Chakhar · ■ Awantipora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **65.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1706** **827 Working population ****44.9%** **31.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 52.8% for women. 45% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 183 (94%) 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 Awantipora - Shahabad Pain597 people - Udi Pora Chirath578 people - Now Gam Ullar497 people - Odi Pora Shahoora493 people - Aghanji Pora425 people - Kawni419 people - Gori Kadal372 people - Marza Pora288 people [All 46 villages in Awantipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/awantipora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chakhar?192302 - How far is Chakhar from Pulwama?11 km by road - What is the population of Chakhar?432 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakhar in?Pulwama district (Awantipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chakhar?67.6% (Census 2011)