# Charwal Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/charwal/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Charwal Charwal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **1,962 people in 346 households**, the 15th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 1,962people (2011) - 346households - 84.3%literacy - 184144PIN code ## Charwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charwal is 184144.** Charwal falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184144 - Gram panchayatChadwal - Community development blockHiranagar - Census village code002050 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charwal from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)26 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town)8 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 Charwal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Charwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Charwal known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 73% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Charwal Of every 100 households in Charwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Charwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****57%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **78% Tap water ****100%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **63% Use banking services ****87%** **87% Television ****90%** **70% Mobile phone ****88%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **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 Charwal? ■ Charwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738** **765 Working population ****28.0%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 79.5% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 164 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 287 (52%) · **■** Marginal 95 (17%) 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 - Bhayia2,145 people - Sehswan2,095 people - Gurah Mondian2,062 people - Amala2,021 people - Pathwal1,843 people - Jandi1,654 people - Hamir Pur1,596 people - Changi1,491 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charwal?184144 - How far is Charwal from Kathua?26 km by road - What is the population of Charwal?1,962 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charwal in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Charwal?84.3% (Census 2011)