Chowan, Keller, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Chowan


The village Chowan is located in Keller Tahsil of Shopian District in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is governed by Chawan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Keller Community Development Block. The nearest town is Shopiyan, which is about 16 kilometers away from Chowan.

Travel and Communication for Chowan


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chowan


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

A brief summary of available data for Chowan 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 Chowan


As per available data from the year 2009, 1996 persons live in 372 house holds in the village Chowan. There are 949 female individuals and 1047 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.55% and males constitute 52.45% of the total population.

There are 276 scheduled tribes persons of which 140 are females and 136 are males. Females constitute 50.72% and males constitute 49.28% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 13.83% of the total population.

Population density of Chowan is 871.24 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chowan


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Total area of Chowan is 229.1 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 157.4 ha. About 114.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 42.9 ha is irrigated area. About 42.9 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 32 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 14.2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Chowan


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

There is a government primary school in the village Chowan.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Chowan.

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

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

Colleges in Chowan


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 Chowan.

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 Chowan.

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 Chowan.

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 Chowan.

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 Chowan.

Other Educational Facilities in Chowan


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 Chowan.

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 Chowan.

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 Chowan.

Healthcare Facilities in Chowan


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Chowan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Chowan.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Chowan.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Chowan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Chowan.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Chowan.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Chowan.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Chowan.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Chowan.

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

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