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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Chak Sukhu

Chak Sukhu is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184142**. The 2011 Census counted **345 people in 70 households**, the 117th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 345people (2011)
- 70households
- 78.1%literacy
- 184142PIN code

## Chak Sukhu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chak Sukhu is 184142.** Chak Sukhu falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184142
- Gram panchayatChhan Kattrian
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002033

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

## How far is Chak Sukhu from nearby towns?

- Hirangar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)36 km by road
- Hirangar (nearest town)6 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 Sukhu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kottal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Sukhu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and bajra**. About 79% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Sukhu

Of every 100 households in Chak Sukhu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chak Sukhu · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****79%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**63%

Use banking services ****97%**

**87%

Television ****72%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sukhu?

■ Chak Sukhu · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**765

Working population ****47.2%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 63.9% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 77 (47%) · **■** Marginal 42 (26%)

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 Kahna353 people
- Khanak349 people
- Mathra Chak347 people
- Dhangroli346 people
- Bhagwane Chak343 people
- Chak Fatoo340 people
- Chak Dhota337 people
- Chak Jahlla334 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 Sukhu?184142
- How far is Chak Sukhu from Kathua?36 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Sukhu?345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Sukhu in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Sukhu?78.1% (Census 2011)
