# Chigial Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Chigial

Chigial is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185154**. The 2011 Census counted **340 people in 58 households**, the 165th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 340people (2011)
- 58households
- 75.3%literacy
- 185154PIN code

## Chigial PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chigial is 185154.** Chigial falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185154
- Gram panchayatGangal
- Community development blockAkhnoor
- Census village code005454

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chigial from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)60 km by road
- Akhnoor (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chigial?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chigial; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chowki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chigial known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 6% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chigial

Of every 100 households in Chigial in 2011, 91 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chigial · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****52%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**66%

Use banking services ****98%**

**78%

Television ****18%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****44%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chigial?

■ Chigial · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1737**

**785

Working population ****29.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 65.0% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 35 (35%) · **■** Marginal 60 (61%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor

- Gari Nanda378 people
- Chajwal365 people
- Jakh358 people
- Khunda348 people
- Gargal338 people
- Balsaro335 people
- Rakh Dhok324 people
- Dal Pat321 people

[All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chigial?185154
- How far is Chigial from Jammu?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chigial?340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chigial in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chigial?75.3% (Census 2011)