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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Changi

Changi is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **1,491 people in 327 households**, the 19th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,491people (2011)
- 327households
- 81.9%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Changi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatChangi
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002114

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

## How far is Changi from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)28 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)12 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 Changi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Changi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 92% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Changi

Of every 100 households in Changi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Changi · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**63%

Use banking services ****99%**

**87%

Television ****77%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Changi?

■ Changi · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**765

Working population ****35.8%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 74.5% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (4%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 160 (30%) · **■** Marginal 260 (49%)

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

- Charwal1,962 people
- Pathwal1,843 people
- Jandi1,654 people
- Hamir Pur1,596 people
- Khan Pur1,461 people
- Salal Pur1,439 people
- Chhan Khatriyan1,425 people
- Chak Nathal1,421 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Changi?184148
- How far is Changi from Kathua?28 km by road
- What is the population of Changi?1,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Changi in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Changi?81.9% (Census 2011)
