# Allu Chak Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Allu Chak

Allu Chak is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184142**. The 2011 Census counted **91 people in 16 households**, the 176th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 91people (2011)
- 16households
- 79.0%literacy
- 184142PIN code

## Allu Chak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Allu Chak is 184142.** Allu Chak falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184142
- Gram panchayatJandi
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002039

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

## How far is Allu Chak from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)28 km by road
- Hiranagar (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 Allu Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chayal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Allu Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 54% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Allu Chak

Of every 100 households in Allu Chak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Allu Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**63%

Use banking services ****64%**

**87%

Television ****36%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**11%

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 Allu Chak?

■ Allu Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**765

Working population ****36.3%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 70.7% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (55%) · **■** Marginal 14 (42%)

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 Hiranagar

- Gurah Sarkari106 people
- Thakur Pur Grore104 people
- Mada102 people
- Rattan Chak100 people
- Gurah Suraj81 people
- Krohl Krishna81 people
- Ladhwal Khurd77 people
- Pahar Pur77 people

[All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Allu Chak?184142
- How far is Allu Chak from Kathua?28 km by road
- What is the population of Allu Chak?91 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Allu Chak in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Allu Chak?79.0% (Census 2011)
