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Chursoo Awantipora
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Chursoo is a village located 4 km 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.
Chursoo
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Village | |
  Chursoo Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Chursoo Chursoo (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′06″N 75°01′30″E / 33.885°N 75.025°ECoordinates: 33°53′06″N 75°01′30″E / 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 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 192122 |
| Vehicle registration | JK 13 |
| Website | pulwama |
Location[edit]
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.[3]
Census Details[edit]
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--)[4] 100% people living in this village are Muslims.
Health Facilities[edit]
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[edit]
It has 6 govt schools, and one private school.
Occupation[edit]
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. [5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ↑ "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".