# Chelak Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/chelak/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Chelak Chelak is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **4,541 people in 854 households**, the 1st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 4,541people (2011) - 854households - 75.0%literacy - 184144PIN code ## Chelak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chelak is 184144.** Chelak falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184144 - Gram panchayatGandial - Community development blockHiranagar - Census village code001972 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chelak from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)34 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 Chelak? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chelak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sallan - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chelak known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 27% of the 1,743 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Chelak Of every 100 households in Chelak in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chelak · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****4%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **78% Tap water ****8%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **63% Use banking services ****82%** **87% Television ****50%** **70% Mobile phone ****70%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****20%** **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 Chelak? ■ Chelak · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **765 Working population ****28.7%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 66.3% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (16%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 407 (31%) · **■** Marginal 488 (37%) 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 - Mangloor3,865 people - Dinga Amb2,889 people - Marhin2,685 people - Koohtah2,674 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chelak?184144 - How far is Chelak from Kathua?34 km by road - What is the population of Chelak?4,541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chelak in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chelak?75.0% (Census 2011)