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

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Mast Chak

Mast Chak is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 55 households**, the 148th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 245people (2011)
- 55households
- 82.5%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Mast Chak PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatKorepunnu
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002145

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

## How far is Mast Chak from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)29 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 Mast Chak?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mast 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Marheen
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Mast Chak known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 88% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Mast Chak

Of every 100 households in Mast Chak in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mast Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**63%

Use banking services ****82%**

**87%

Television ****58%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Mast Chak?

■ Mast Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**765

Working population ****24.1%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 78.2% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (39%) · **■** Other work 22 (37%) · **■** Marginal 14 (24%)

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

- Wazire Chak257 people
- Chak Gusawn254 people
- Gurah Balu254 people
- Ladwal247 people
- Dhalta239 people
- Chhan Ranga238 people
- Murli Chak234 people
- Rathua230 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mast Chak?184148
- How far is Mast Chak from Kathua?29 km by road
- What is the population of Mast Chak?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mast Chak in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Mast Chak?82.5% (Census 2011)
