Kashwa, Chitragam, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kashwa


The village Kashwa is located in Chitragam Tahsil of Shopian District in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is governed by Chrigam B(sogam) Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shopiyan Community Development Block. The nearest town is Shopiyan, which is about 17 kilometers away from Kashwa.

Travel and Communication for Kashwa


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kashwa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kashwa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kashwa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kashwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 993 persons live in 169 house holds in the village Kashwa. There are 469 female individuals and 524 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.23% and males constitute 52.77% of the total population.

Population density of Kashwa is 707.26 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kashwa


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Total area of Kashwa is 140.4 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 101.2 ha. About 53 ha is un-irrigated area. About 48.2 ha is irrigated area. About 48.2 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 32.7 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 6.5 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Kashwa


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Kashwa.

There is a government primary school in the village Kashwa.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Chitergam, which is less than 5 kms away from Kashwa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Chitergam, which is less than 5 kms away from Kashwa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Chitergam, which is less than 5 kms away from Kashwa.

Colleges in Kashwa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Shopian, which is more than 10 kms away from Kashwa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kashwa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kashwa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kashwa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kashwa.

Other Educational Facilities in Kashwa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Shopian, which is more than 10 kms away from Kashwa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kashwa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kashwa.

Healthcare Facilities in Kashwa


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Kashwa.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Kashwa.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Kashwa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kashwa.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Kashwa.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Kashwa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Kashwa.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Kashwa.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Kashwa.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Kashwa.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kashwa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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