# Karandi Kalan Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/karandi-kalan/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Karandi Kalan Karandi Kalan is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184147**. The 2011 Census counted **608 people in 109 households**, the 73rd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 608people (2011) - 109households - 74.6%literacy - 184147PIN code ## Karandi Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karandi Kalan is 184147.** Karandi Kalan falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184147 - Gram panchayatHurdo Muthi - Community development blockBarnoti - Census village code002060 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karandi Kalan from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)10 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town)15 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 Karandi Kalan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Karandi Kalan; 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhanrarjan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kathua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kathua - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Karandi Kalan known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 58% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Karandi Kalan Of every 100 households in Karandi Kalan in 2011, 76 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karandi Kalan · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **97% Toilet within the home ****26%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **78% Tap water ****96%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **63% Use banking services ****100%** **87% Television ****65%** **70% Mobile phone ****82%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****13%** **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 Karandi Kalan? ■ Karandi Kalan · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647** **765 Working population ****25.0%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 67.6% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 50 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (32%) · **■** Other work 53 (35%) 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 - Ladhwal Kalan636 people - Rughnath Pora632 people - Jarjarth626 people - Dhangdev Pur613 people - Balaahr604 people - Patta Rasana597 people - Dhamiyal594 people - Chak Shama579 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karandi Kalan?184147 - How far is Karandi Kalan from Kathua?10 km by road - What is the population of Karandi Kalan?608 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karandi Kalan in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Karandi Kalan?74.6% (Census 2011)