Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Chanchawar Chanchawar is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 67 people in 11 households, the 225th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 67 people (2011) - 11 households - 61.7% literacy - 1,094 females per 1,000 males ## Chanchawar PIN code and other codes Chanchawar falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Baskochan - Community development block Shopiyan - Census village code 003419 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chanchawar from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Shopian (district HQ) 8 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chanchawar? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Chanchawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Losedoma - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Imamsahib - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shopian - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shopian - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 11 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chanchawar known for? Products made here include carpet. About 49% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chanchawar Of every 100 households in Chanchawar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chanchawar · ■ Shopian rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 83% - Toilet within the home 100% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 36% - Tap water 100% 72% - Drinking water within premises 100% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 54% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 36% 94% - Use banking services 100% 52% - Television 64% 45% - Mobile phone 55% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 8% - None of these assets 0% 9% - Own their home 91% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chanchawar? ■ Chanchawar · ■ Shopian rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.7% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1094 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 882 - Working population 22.4% 32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 56.2% for women. 41% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 7 (47%) · ■ Other work 8 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shopian - Chal Gund 169 people - Chidvi Pora 161 people - Zaina Bato 159 people - Sarab 110 people - Chak -I -Aziz Shah 40 people All 229 villages in Shopian ## Quick answers - How far is Chanchawar from Shopian? 8 km by road - What is the population of Chanchawar? 67 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chanchawar in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chanchawar? 61.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/chanchawar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.