Charsoo Awantipora

Chursoo Awantipora or Chersoo is a village located 4 kms from Awantipora town of Pulwama district of Kashmir valley. It is situated on the banks of river Jehlum. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway passes through the village.

Charsoo
Village
Charsoo
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Charsoo
Charsoo (India)
Coordinates: 33.885°N 75.025°E / 33.885; 75.025
CountryIndia
StateJammu & Kashmir
DistrictPulwama
Elevation
1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total3,762
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
192122
Vehicle registrationJK 13
Websitepulwama.nic.in

Location

Charsoo Awantipora is a village situated 4 km from Awantipora town of Pulwama district of Kashmir valley. It is situated on the banks of river Jehlum. It is located on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. Its proximity to River Jhelum (including its distributries) makes it vulnerable to flooding. The devastating floods of 2014 submerged the village, thereby having a great impact on its economy.[1]

Census Details

It has a population of 3762 souls. The number of literates are 1570. The number of households are 486. It has a sex ratio of 1007(approx.). The total number of workers are 1436.(Source: Census 2001,by Haroon Rashid--)[2] 100% people living in this village are Muslims.

Health Facilities

It has newly constructed PHC which is yet to function but has one dispensary providing basic health care facilities to people living in area.

Education

It has 6 govt schools, and one private school.

Occupation

A good no of people here are employed as teachers, engineers, doctors, etc. Paddy is the common agricultural product of the village but a large no. of people are attached with Bat industries. However the continued strikes and unrest in valley made the villagers associated with this sector to face huge losses worth crores. [3]

References

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