Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Tachalo

Tachalo is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 506 people in 73 households, the 163rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 506 people (2011)
- 73 households
- 74.6% literacy
- 931 females per 1,000 males

## Tachalo PIN code and other codes

Tachalo falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Nadi Gam
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003438

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

## How far is Tachalo from nearby towns?
- Shopianm (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 Tachalo?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tachalo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop 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 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 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 · 3 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tachalo known for?

The main crops are apple. About 61% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tachalo

Of every 100 households in Tachalo in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 49 a car.

■ Tachalo · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 83%
- Toilet within the home 100% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 36%
- Tap water 97% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 97% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 86% 52%
- Television 74% 45%
- Mobile phone 96% 76%
- Computer with internet 4% 2%
- Two-wheeler 33% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 49% 8%
- None of these assets 0% 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 Tachalo?

■ Tachalo · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.6% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 931 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 758 882
- Working population 16.2% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 59.8% for women. 30% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 56 (68%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 17 (21%) · ■ Marginal 6 (7%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Lara Gam 534 people
- Qongonah 517 people
- Bandah Paho 507 people
- Badi Gam 506 people
- Panzer 494 people
- Choti Pora 490 people
- Drawni 490 people
- Partap Pora 490 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Tachalo from Shopian? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Tachalo? 506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tachalo in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Tachalo? 74.6% (Census 2011)

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