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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Khanak

Khanak is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **349 people in 60 households**, the 114th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 349people (2011)
- 60households
- 79.1%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Khanak PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatChak Bhagwana
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002098

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

## How far is Khanak from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)50 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)13 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 Khanak?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khanak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sparwan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 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 Khanak known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 42% of the 212 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 Khanak

Of every 100 households in Khanak in 2011, 98 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khanak · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****5%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**63%

Use banking services ****72%**

**87%

Television ****65%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**27%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Khanak?

■ Khanak · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**765

Working population ****24.6%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 77.6% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (37%) · **■** Marginal 24 (28%)

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

- Basi Jamwal360 people
- Bhagwal356 people
- Balahn Bala355 people
- Chak Kahna353 people
- Mathra Chak347 people
- Dhangroli346 people
- Chak Sukhu345 people
- Bhagwane Chak343 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khanak?184148
- How far is Khanak from Kathua?50 km by road
- What is the population of Khanak?349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanak in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khanak?79.1% (Census 2011)