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 | |
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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 |
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
- "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".