# Chaki Cholend Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/chaki-cholend/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Chaki Cholend Chaki Cholend is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,628 people in 232 households**, the 38th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 1,628people (2011) - 232households - 55.2%literacy - 985females per 1,000 males ## Chaki Cholend PIN code and other codes Chaki Cholend falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatChaki Cholend - Community development blockShopiyan - Census village code003475 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaki Cholend from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shopian (district HQ)20 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town)20 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 Chaki Cholend? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chaki Cholend; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Herman - ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 3 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 Chaki Cholend known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Chaki Cholend Of every 100 households in Chaki Cholend in 2011, 89 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Chaki Cholend · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **83% Toilet within the home ****93%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **36% Tap water ****91%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****37%** **52% Television ****49%** **45% Mobile phone ****93%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****16%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **9% 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 Chaki Cholend? ■ Chaki Cholend · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **882 Working population ****24.1%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 47.0% for women. 35% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 250 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 118 (30%) 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 Shopian - Katho Halan1,714 people - Amshi Pora1,712 people - Gund -I-Hado1,631 people - Kapren1,630 people - Gagren1,628 people - Mast Pora1,627 people - Buta Maran Wanpora1,623 people - Sugan1,618 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chaki Cholend from Shopian?20 km by road - What is the population of Chaki Cholend?1,628 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaki Cholend in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chaki Cholend?55.2% (Census 2011)