Village · Hiranagar, Kathua
# Chak Gusawn

Chak Gusawn is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184148. The 2011 Census counted 254 people in 52 households, the 145th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.
- 254 people (2011)
- 52 households
- 61.0% literacy
- 184148 PIN code

## Chak Gusawn PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chak Gusawn is 184148. Chak Gusawn falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 184148
- Gram panchayat Ladwal
- Community development block Hiranagar
- Census village code 002113

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chak Gusawn from nearby towns?
- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chak Gusawn?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chak Gusawn known for?

The main crops are wheat, bajra and paddy. About 92% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chak Gusawn

Of every 100 households in Chak Gusawn in 2011, 92 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Gusawn · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 97%
- Toilet within the home 10% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 78%
- Tap water 2% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 63%
- Use banking services 48% 87%
- Television 62% 70%
- Mobile phone 69% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 27%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 15% 11%
- Own their home 92% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chak Gusawn?

■ Chak Gusawn · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.0% 79.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 776 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 550 765
- Working population 15.0% 29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 48.0% for women. 26% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (5%) · ■ Household industry 2 (5%) · ■ Other work 30 (79%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar
- Muthi Hardo Dunga 264 people
- Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar 264 people
- Thuthi Chak 263 people
- Wazire Chak 257 people
- Gurah Balu 254 people
- Ladwal 247 people
- Mast Chak 245 people
- Dhalta 239 people

All 203 villages in Hiranagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chak Gusawn? 184148
- How far is Chak Gusawn from Kathua? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Gusawn? 254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Gusawn in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Gusawn? 61.0% (Census 2011)

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