# Wazire Chak Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/wazire-chak/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Wazire Chak Wazire Chak is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184147**. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 57 households**, the 144th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 257people (2011) - 57households - 79.7%literacy - 184147PIN code ## Wazire Chak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wazire Chak is 184147.** Wazire Chak falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184147 - Gram panchayatHurdo Muthi - Community development blockBarnoti - Census village code002058 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wazire Chak from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)25 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 Wazire Chak? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Wazire Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahreen - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Wazire Chak known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 84% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Wazire Chak Of every 100 households in Wazire Chak in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Wazire Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **97% Toilet within the home ****4%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **78% Tap water ****5%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **63% Use banking services ****77%** **87% Television ****45%** **70% Mobile phone ****71%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****20%** **11% Own their home ****96%** **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 Wazire Chak? ■ Wazire Chak · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****562** **765 Working population ****26.5%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 74.0% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 33 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (50%) 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 - Karwal267 people - Muthi Hardo Dunga264 people - Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar264 people - Thuthi Chak263 people - Chak Gusawn254 people - Gurah Balu254 people - Ladwal247 people - Mast Chak245 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wazire Chak?184147 - How far is Wazire Chak from Kathua?25 km by road - What is the population of Wazire Chak?257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wazire Chak in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wazire Chak?79.7% (Census 2011)