# Chakra Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Chakra

Chakra is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 46 households**, the 155th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 214people (2011)
- 46households
- 81.6%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Chakra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakra is 184148.** Chakra falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatChak Bhagwana
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002086

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

## How far is Chakra from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)36 km by road
- Hiranagar (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 Chakra?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Chakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chakra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 88% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chakra

Of every 100 households in Chakra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chakra · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****5%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**63%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****77%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**27%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Chakra?

■ Chakra · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**765

Working population ****32.2%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 75.0% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 47 (68%)

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

- Murli Chak234 people
- Rathua230 people
- Chak Gojar229 people
- Gangu Chak222 people
- Balahn Pain213 people
- Khatriyal208 people
- Khurar206 people
- Koper201 people

[All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakra?184148
- How far is Chakra from Kathua?36 km by road
- What is the population of Chakra?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakra in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chakra?81.6% (Census 2011)
