Chersoo is a village located 4 km from Awantipora town in the Pulwama district of the Kashmir valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated on the banks of Jhelum river. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway passes through the village.
Chersoo
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Village | |
  Chersoo Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Chersoo Chersoo (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′06″N 75°01′30″E / 33.885°N 75.025°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu & Kashmir |
| District | Pulwama |
| Tehsil | Awantipora |
| 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
editCharsoo 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 distributaries) makes it vulnerable to flooding. The devastating floods of 2014 submerged the village, thereby having a great impact on its economy.[3]
Census details
editParts of this article (those related to census) need to be updated. The reason given is: it contains old census details even though new census has been done in 2011. (January 2023) |
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.[4] 100% people living in this village are Muslims.
Health facilities
editIt has newly constructed Primary Health Center which provides basic health care facilities to people living in the village and its adjoining areas.
Education
editIt has a government higher secondary institute at the central location of the village, two middle schools and three other primary schools in other parts. It has also a private school named "Ever Green English Medium Public High School" in its central location, near the higher secondary institute.
Economy
editA good number of people are employed as teachers, engineers, doctors, etc. Paddy is the common agricultural product of the village but a large number of people are attached with Bat industries. The economy of the village mostly comes from the exports of lakhs of cricket bats to the outside states. The cricket bat industry faces severe losses over the years, however the recent Economic Development Policy by Lieutenant Governor lead UT government of Jammu & Kashmir boosted the business and added more to the economy of village.
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. Archived from the original on 24 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.