Charsoo Awantipora

Charsoo
Charsoo
	Village
	Charsoo Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Charsoo Charsoo (India)
	Coordinates: 33.885°N 75.025°E
Country	India
State	Jammu & Kashmir
District	Pulwama
Elevation	1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	3,762
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	192122
Vehicle registration	JK 13
Website	pulwama.nic.in

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.

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 Flood. 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]

A market is situated at Srinagar Jammu highway. (by Haroon Rashid)

References

"Srinagar Jammu national highway submerged in flood water at Charsoo Awantipora". U4UVoice.com. 25 June 2015.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
"Bat industry in Shambles".

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[1] "Srinagar Jammu national highway submerged in flood water at Charsoo Awantipora". U4UVoice.com. 25 June 2015.

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[3] "Bat industry in Shambles".