# Gangu Chak Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Gangu Chak

Gangu Chak is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 44 households**, the 154th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 222people (2011)
- 44households
- 81.8%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Gangu Chak PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatChak Bhagwana
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002105

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

## How far is Gangu Chak from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)40 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)10 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 Gangu Chak?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gangu Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gangu Chak known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 85% of the 117 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 Gangu Chak

Of every 100 households in Gangu Chak in 2011, 98 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangu Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**63%

Use banking services ****82%**

**87%

Television ****84%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gangu Chak?

■ Gangu Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**765

Working population ****23.0%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 73.9% for women. 43% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (43%) · **■** Other work 26 (51%) · **■** Marginal 3 (6%)

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

- Chhan Ranga238 people
- Murli Chak234 people
- Rathua230 people
- Chak Gojar229 people
- Chakra214 people
- Balahn Pain213 people
- Khatriyal208 people
- Khurar206 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangu Chak?184148
- How far is Gangu Chak from Kathua?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gangu Chak?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangu Chak in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gangu Chak?81.8% (Census 2011)