# Barsoo Chak Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/barsoo-chak/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Barsoo Chak Barsoo Chak is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **122 people in 24 households**, the 169th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 122people (2011) - 24households - 57.4%literacy - 184148PIN code ## Barsoo Chak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barsoo Chak is 184148.** Barsoo Chak falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184148 - Gram panchayatChak Disa Choudharian - Community development blockBarnoti - Census village code002129 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barsoo Chak from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)25 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town)10 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 Barsoo Chak? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Barsoo Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khanpur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Marheen - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Barsoo Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 68% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Barsoo Chak Of every 100 households in Barsoo Chak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barsoo 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 ****48%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **63% Use banking services ****65%** **87% Television ****52%** **70% Mobile phone ****91%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Barsoo Chak? ■ Barsoo Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **765 Working population ****26.2%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 45.8% for women. 42% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 4 (12%) · **■** Other work 12 (38%) · **■** Marginal 16 (50%) 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 - Partyal152 people - Bhati Mehru142 people - Chak Balunda138 people - Sande Chak125 people - Chak Jawahir115 people - Dhandowal113 people - Gurah Sarkari106 people - Thakur Pur Grore104 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barsoo Chak?184148 - How far is Barsoo Chak from Kathua?25 km by road - What is the population of Barsoo Chak?122 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barsoo Chak in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Barsoo Chak?57.4% (Census 2011)