Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Vehel Chatta Watan

Vehel Chatta Watan is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 2,462 people in 416 households, the 22nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 2,462 people (2011)
- 416 households
- 62.4% literacy
- 1,000 females per 1,000 males

## Vehel Chatta Watan PIN code and other codes

Vehel Chatta Watan falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Vehel
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003489

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

## How far is Vehel Chatta Watan 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 Vehel Chatta Watan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Vehel Chatta Watan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 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 Vehel Chatta Watan known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Vehel Chatta Watan

Of every 100 households in Vehel Chatta Watan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Vehel Chatta Watan · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 83%
- Toilet within the home 84% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 8% 36%
- Tap water 96% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 64% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 94%
- Use banking services 76% 52%
- Television 64% 45%
- Mobile phone 96% 76%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 11% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 8%
- None of these assets 0% 9%
- Own their home 97% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Vehel Chatta Watan?

■ Vehel Chatta Watan · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.4% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 925 882
- Working population 24.4% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 54.5% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 199 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 66 (11%) · ■ Household industry 21 (4%) · ■ Other work 207 (34%) · ■ Marginal 107 (18%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Kegam 2,700 people
- Turka Wangam 2,680 people
- Chitra Gam 2,634 people
- Said Pora Pain 2,598 people
- Kellar 2,363 people
- Dreri Kali Pora 2,242 people
- Goti Pora 2,204 people
- Jampathri 2,159 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Vehel Chatta Watan from Shopian? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Vehel Chatta Watan? 2,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vehel Chatta Watan in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Vehel Chatta Watan? 62.4% (Census 2011)

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