Chakloo, also known as Chakla, is a village on the bank of the Jhelum River, in the Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1][2] It is located 7 km from the Baramulla. Two bridges connect the village with Kanispora via Ladoora, and Kawaja Bagh via Jambazpora respectively. Its Block is Nadihal, Constituency Rafiabad, Post Office Rohama, Zone/ Police Station/ Tehsil/ District Baramulla, and Jammu and Kashmir. There are eight Mohalas in the village: Sadeeque colony, Alnoor colony, Usmaan Abaad, Eidgah colony, Gazi Mohalla, Sofi Mohalla, Dar Mohalla, and Peer Mohalla. Recently the village was given a new administrative unit (Nayabat).

Education

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The village has one high school (Government Boys High School Chakloo), several middle schools (Government Girls Middle School Chakloo, Sheikh-Ul-Aalam Model Public School Chakloo, Green Hills Model Public School Chakloo, Hanfia Model School Chakloo, and one primary school (Government Primary School Gazi Mihalla Chakloo Baramulla).[3] The literacy rate is 75% in males and 55% in females, and overall literacy rate is 65%.[citation needed]

Population

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The village has a population of approximately 20,000 to 30,000 people and is headed by a panchayat committee. The income of the people in the village is mostly from agricultural lands and fruit orchards, particularly apples.[citation needed]

Religion and language

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There are six mosques, namely Jamia Masjid Gazi Mohalla, Masjid Bait-ul-Allah, Masjid Noor, Masjid Sadweeq, Masjid Taqwa, and Masjid Usman.[citation needed] There are shrines of two imams located in the village; one is Saatar Sahib situated in Jamia Masjid Gazi Mohalla and the other is Peerzada Baba Aziz ullah Shab situated in Peer Mohalla of the village.[citation needed] The main languages are Kashmiri, Urdu and English, and the primary religion is Islam.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Conduct of Election Rules, 1965" (PDF). ceojk.nic.in. 14 June 1965. p. 373. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Material Wise Expenditure for financial Year:-2013-2014". Govt. of India, Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Department of School Education. Government of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

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