# Chako Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Chako

Chako is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 77 households**, the 182nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 422people (2011)
- 77households
- 58.0%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Chako PIN code and other codes

Chako falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatChako
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003447

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chako from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)15 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)11 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 Chako?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chako; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Herman
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Chako known for?

About 74% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Chako

Of every 100 households in Chako in 2011, 97 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chako · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**52%

Television ****35%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**8%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Chako?

■ Chako · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**882

Working population ****23.7%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 49.1% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 46 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (24%) · **■** Marginal 28 (28%)

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

- Brari Pora445 people
- Adora Ram Pathri433 people
- Badi Marg424 people
- Chaki- Shamshi Pora422 people
- Dagah Pora415 people
- Mujah Marg401 people
- Rakahamah401 people
- Khoram Pora397 people

[All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chako from Shopian?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chako?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chako in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chako?58.0% (Census 2011)