# Chak Charakh Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/chak-charakh/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Chak Charakh Chak Charakh is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 59 households**, the 135th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 282people (2011) - 59households - 74.7%literacy - 184148PIN code ## Chak Charakh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chak Charakh is 184148.** Chak Charakh falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184148 - Gram panchayatChangi - Community development blockHiranagar - Census village code002130 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Charakh from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)26 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 Chak Charakh? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Charakh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Marheen - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marheen - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chak Charakh known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 93% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Charakh Of every 100 households in Chak Charakh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chak Charakh · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****35%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **78% Tap water ****6%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **63% Use banking services ****100%** **87% Television ****85%** **70% Mobile phone ****81%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **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 Charakh? ■ Chak Charakh · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710** **765 Working population ****24.5%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 67.8% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 18 (26%) · **■** Other work 32 (46%) · **■** Marginal 19 (28%) 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 Wazir Chand296 people - Chan Tanda292 people - Wand Manhas289 people - Kariyara287 people - Krohl Buddu282 people - Pansar274 people - Rampur274 people - Feru Chak270 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 Charakh?184148 - How far is Chak Charakh from Kathua?26 km by road - What is the population of Chak Charakh?282 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Charakh in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chak Charakh?74.7% (Census 2011)