# Karpal Pur Charkan Village, Jammu, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/jammu/karpal-pur-charkan/ Village · Jammu, Jammu # Karpal Pur Charkan Karpal Pur Charkan is a village in Jammu sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **180003**. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 167 households**, the 128th largest of 309 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 789people (2011) - 167households - 65.0%literacy - 180003PIN code ## Karpal Pur Charkan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karpal Pur Charkan is 180003.** Karpal Pur Charkan falls in Jammu sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code180003 - Gram panchayatMandal - Community development blockMarh - Census village code005901 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karpal Pur Charkan from nearby towns? - Jammu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)12 km by road - Jammu (nearest town)15 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 Karpal Pur Charkan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karpal Pur Charkan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parladpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jammu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Karpal Pur Charkan known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 71% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Karpal Pur Charkan Of every 100 households in Karpal Pur Charkan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Karpal Pur Charkan · ■ Jammu rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****10%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **73% Tap water ****8%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **56% Use banking services ****99%** **78% Television ****73%** **68% Mobile phone ****77%** **69% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **13% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Karpal Pur Charkan? ■ Karpal Pur Charkan · ■ Jammu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831** **893 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763** **802 Working population ****45.4%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 58.1% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 181 (51%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%) 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 Jammu - Alora801 people - Paryal795 people - Bagani793 people - Dub Dita793 people - Chilah786 people - Khade779 people - Seri Panditian778 people - Kheri775 people [All 320 villages in Jammu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/jammu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karpal Pur Charkan?180003 - How far is Karpal Pur Charkan from Jammu?12 km by road - What is the population of Karpal Pur Charkan?789 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karpal Pur Charkan in?Jammu district (Jammu sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Karpal Pur Charkan?65.0% (Census 2011)