Village · Hiranagar, Kathua
# Naun Chak

Naun Chak is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184148. The 2011 Census counted 792 people in 184 households, the 52nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.
- 792 people (2011)
- 184 households
- 72.2% literacy
- 184148 PIN code

## Naun Chak PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Naun Chak is 184148. Naun Chak falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 184148
- Gram panchayat Marheen
- Community development block Hiranagar
- Census village code 002161

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Naun Chak from nearby towns?
- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Naun Chak?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Marheen
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Naun Chak known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 49% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Naun Chak

Of every 100 households in Naun Chak in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Naun Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 97%
- Toilet within the home 9% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 42% 78%
- Tap water 0% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 78% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 64% 63%
- Use banking services 79% 87%
- Television 70% 70%
- Mobile phone 62% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 24% 27%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 14% 11%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Naun Chak?

■ Naun Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.2% 79.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 845 765
- Working population 29.3% 29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 70.1% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 96 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (10%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 77 (33%) · ■ Marginal 35 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar
- Bann 846 people
- Chhan Moraan 843 people
- Sherpur Bala 836 people
- Chapaki Kalan 825 people
- Lachhmi Pur 790 people
- Qasba 785 people
- Chak Mahesha 775 people
- Chhan Lal Din 769 people

All 203 villages in Hiranagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Naun Chak? 184148
- How far is Naun Chak from Kathua? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Naun Chak? 792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naun Chak in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Naun Chak? 72.2% (Census 2011)

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