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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Arjan Chak

Arjan Chak is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184142**. The 2011 Census counted **445 people in 87 households**, the 98th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 445people (2011)
- 87households
- 81.7%literacy
- 184142PIN code

## Arjan Chak PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184142
- Gram panchayatSube Chak
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002025

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

## How far is Arjan Chak from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)35 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 Arjan Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Arjan Chak known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 45% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Arjan Chak

Of every 100 households in Arjan Chak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Arjan Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**78%

Tap water ****99%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**63%

Use banking services ****99%**

**87%

Television ****92%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Arjan Chak?

■ Arjan Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**765

Working population ****37.5%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 74.3% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (70%) · **■** Marginal 39 (23%)

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

- Chak Sardar Attar Singh462 people
- Thaka Pur Rajputan456 people
- Chak Shiba454 people
- Haripur Barhmanan454 people
- Maniari442 people
- Spalwan432 people
- Katal Gujran424 people
- Hari Pur Sainiyan418 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arjan Chak?184142
- How far is Arjan Chak from Kathua?35 km by road
- What is the population of Arjan Chak?445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arjan Chak in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Arjan Chak?81.7% (Census 2011)
