Chakloo

Chakloo, also known as Chakla, is a village on the bank of the Jhelum River, in the Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. 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

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). The literacy rate is 75% in males and 55% in females, and overall literacy rate is 65%.

Population

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.

Religion and language

There are six mosques, namely Jamia Masjid Gazi Mohalla, Masjid Bait-ul-Allah, Masjid Noor, Masjid Sadweeq, Masjid Taqwa, and Masjid Usman. 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. The main languages are Kashmiri, Urdu and English, and the primary religion is Islam.