Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Chowdari Gund

Chowdari Gund is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 317 people in 60 households, the 200th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 317 people (2011)
- 60 households
- 65.4% literacy
- 945 females per 1,000 males

## Chowdari Gund PIN code and other codes

Chowdari Gund falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Vehil
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003463

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chowdari Gund from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 6 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chowdari Gund?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chowdari Gund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 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) 6 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chowdari Gund known for?

The main crops are apple. About 69% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chowdari Gund

Of every 100 households in Chowdari Gund in 2011, 98 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chowdari Gund · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 83%
- Toilet within the home 61% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 39% 36%
- Tap water 93% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 65% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 94%
- Use banking services 72% 52%
- Television 46% 45%
- Mobile phone 98% 76%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 24% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 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).

## What is the population of Chowdari Gund?

■ Chowdari Gund · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.4% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 700 882
- Working population 28.1% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 56.4% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 64 (72%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 22 (25%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Pala Pora 342 people
- Lari 338 people
- Lawahend 338 people
- Mali Bagh 336 people
- Brari Porah Pala Pora 311 people
- Halow Pora 295 people
- Sazan Shopian 291 people
- Adva 290 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Chowdari Gund from Shopian? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Chowdari Gund? 317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowdari Gund in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chowdari Gund? 65.4% (Census 2011)

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