Village · Hiranagar, Kathua
# Chak Wazir Chand

Chak Wazir Chand is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184148. The 2011 Census counted 296 people in 62 households, the 131st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.
- 296 people (2011)
- 62 households
- 58.8% literacy
- 184148 PIN code

## Chak Wazir Chand PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chak Wazir Chand is 184148. Chak Wazir Chand falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 184148
- Gram panchayat Chak Haria
- Community development block Barnoti
- Census village code 002122

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

## How far is Chak Wazir Chand from nearby towns?
- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town) 16 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chak Wazir Chand?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Wazir Chand; 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
- ● 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
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rajbagh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kathua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kathua
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chak Wazir Chand known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 94% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chak Wazir Chand

Of every 100 households in Chak Wazir Chand in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Wazir Chand · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 0% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 78%
- Tap water 0% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 63%
- Use banking services 88% 87%
- Television 50% 70%
- Mobile phone 45% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 27%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 32% 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 Wazir Chand?

■ Chak Wazir Chand · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.8% 79.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 839 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 700 765
- Working population 27.7% 29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 50.0% for women. 50% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 18 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 12 (15%) · ■ Marginal 51 (62%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar
- Krohl Matherian 312 people
- Spral Pain 307 people
- Hiranagar 304 people
- Khandwal 300 people
- Chan Tanda 292 people
- Wand Manhas 289 people
- Kariyara 287 people
- Chak Charakh 282 people

All 203 villages in Hiranagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chak Wazir Chand? 184148
- How far is Chak Wazir Chand from Kathua? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Wazir Chand? 296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Wazir Chand in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Wazir Chand? 58.8% (Census 2011)

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