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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Chak Balunda

Chak Balunda is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 27 households**, the 167th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 138people (2011)
- 27households
- 64.8%literacy
- 184144PIN code

## Chak Balunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chak Balunda is 184144.** Chak Balunda falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184144
- Gram panchayatSallan
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code001979

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

## How far is Chak Balunda from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)8 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 Chak Balunda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sallan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Chak Balunda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 22% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Chak Balunda

Of every 100 households in Chak Balunda in 2011, 95 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Balunda · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****47%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**27%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Chak Balunda?

■ Chak Balunda · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**765

Working population ****24.6%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 53.8% for women. 49% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (47%) · **■** Other work 12 (35%) · **■** Marginal 3 (9%)

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 Jangi176 people
- Chak Dhari157 people
- Partyal152 people
- Bhati Mehru142 people
- Sande Chak125 people
- Barsoo Chak122 people
- Chak Jawahir115 people
- Dhandowal113 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chak Balunda?184144
- How far is Chak Balunda from Kathua?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Balunda?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Balunda in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Balunda?64.8% (Census 2011)