Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Chak Shiba Chak Shiba is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184147. The 2011 Census counted 454 people in 102 households, the 96th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 454 people (2011) - 102 households - 88.5% literacy - 184147 PIN code ## Chak Shiba PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chak Shiba is 184147. Chak Shiba falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 184147 - Gram panchayat Chak Nathal - Community development block Barnoti - Census village code 002068 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chak Shiba 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 Shiba? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Shiba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Railway station In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Shiba known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. About 90% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chak Shiba Of every 100 households in Chak Shiba in 2011, 100 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chak Shiba · ■ Hiranagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 97% - Toilet within the home 43% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 57% 78% - Tap water 3% 47% - Drinking water within premises 80% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 63% 35% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 37% 63% - Use banking services 100% 87% - Television 83% 70% - Mobile phone 82% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 32% 27% - Car / jeep / van 3% 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). ## What is the population of Chak Shiba? ■ Chak Shiba · ■ Hiranagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.5% 79.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 838 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 588 765 - Working population 29.1% 29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 83.4% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 14 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (9%) · ■ Other work 98 (74%) · ■ Marginal 8 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar - Bham Barwan 480 people - Chak Bathal 473 people - Chak Sardar Attar Singh 462 people - Thaka Pur Rajputan 456 people - Haripur Barhmanan 454 people - Arjan Chak 445 people - Maniari 442 people - Spalwan 432 people All 203 villages in Hiranagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chak Shiba? 184147 - How far is Chak Shiba from Kathua? 40 km by road - What is the population of Chak Shiba? 454 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Shiba in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chak Shiba? 88.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/chak-shiba/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.