# Dahou Chak Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/dahou-chak/ Village · Akhnoor, Jammu # Dahou Chak Dahou Chak is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,219 people in 270 households**, the 62nd largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,219people (2011) - 270households - 81.5%literacy - 181202PIN code ## Dahou Chak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dahou Chak is 181202.** Dahou Chak falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181202 - Gram panchayatBakara - Community development blockKhour - Census village code005589 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dahou Chak from nearby towns? - Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)49 km by road - Jourian (nearest town)3 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 Dahou Chak? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dahou Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school10+ km · Akhnoor - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Akhnoor - ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dahou Chak known for? The main crops are **maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 90% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dahou Chak Of every 100 households in Dahou Chak in 2011, 98 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Dahou Chak · ■ Akhnoor rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****32%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **85% Tap water ****45%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **66% Use banking services ****83%** **78% Television ****84%** **58% Mobile phone ****73%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **23% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dahou Chak? ■ Dahou Chak · ■ Akhnoor rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****687** **785 Working population ****36.1%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 72.3% for women. 45% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 265 (60%) · **■** Marginal 62 (14%) 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 - Danwal1,262 people - Barroh1,240 people - Datial1,239 people - Taroti1,223 people - Garar1,208 people - Bhiry Tarrie1,187 people - Muthi1,181 people - Bhalwal Bharath1,175 people [All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dahou Chak?181202 - How far is Dahou Chak from Jammu?49 km by road - What is the population of Dahou Chak?1,219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahou Chak in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dahou Chak?81.5% (Census 2011)