# Chawan Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/chawan/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Chawan Chawan is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,996 people in 372 households**, the 29th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 1,996people (2011) - 372households - 53.1%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Chawan PIN code and other codes Chawan falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatChawan - Community development blockKeller - Census village code003379 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chawan from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Shopian (district HQ)16 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town)16 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 Chawan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chawan; 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 · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Keller - ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Chawan known for? The main crops are **apple**. Products made here include carpet. About 69% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Chawan Of every 100 households in Chawan in 2011, 60 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chawan · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **83% Toilet within the home ****20%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **36% Tap water ****82%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****22%** **52% Television ****12%** **45% Mobile phone ****68%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****23%** **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 Chawan? ■ Chawan · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **882 Working population ****24.0%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 41.0% for women. 41% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (61%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 71 (15%) · **■** Marginal 58 (12%) 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 - Goti Pora2,204 people - Jampathri2,159 people - Heff2,125 people - Reban Gund Bahram2,073 people - Kelro Malik Gund1,995 people - Baba Pora1,840 people - Nadi Gam1,817 people - Zaina Pora1,739 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chawan from Shopian?16 km by road - What is the population of Chawan?1,996 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chawan in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chawan?53.1% (Census 2011)