# Mahi Chak Village, Kathua, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/kathua/mahi-chak/ Village · Kathua, Kathua # Mahi Chak Mahi Chak is a village in Kathua sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184143**. The 2011 Census counted **1,097 people in 180 households**, the 45th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 1,097people (2011) - 180households - 62.3%literacy - 184143PIN code ## Mahi Chak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahi Chak is 184143.** Mahi Chak falls in Kathua sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184143 - Gram panchayatFalote A - Community development blockBarnoti - Census village code001824 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahi Chak from nearby towns? - Kathua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)10 km by road - Kathua (nearest town)10 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 Mahi Chak? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahi Chak; 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathua - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kathua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kathua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahi Chak known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 62% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Mahi Chak Of every 100 households in Mahi Chak in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahi Chak · ■ Kathua rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****3%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **82% Tap water ****50%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **73% Use banking services ****88%** **73% Television ****43%** **64% Mobile phone ****62%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****19%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Mahi Chak? ■ Mahi Chak · ■ Kathua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850** **873 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **798 Working population ****27.3%** **30.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 44.0% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (49%) · **■** Marginal 58 (19%) 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 Kathua - Sahaar1,175 people - Muthi Jagir1,165 people - Bigwan1,145 people - Badalha1,138 people - Domar1,080 people - Mir Pur Jagoo1,075 people - Chak Rigu1,024 people - Mirpur Ram1,000 people [All 171 villages in Kathua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/kathua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahi Chak?184143 - How far is Mahi Chak from Kathua?10 km by road - What is the population of Mahi Chak?1,097 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahi Chak in?Kathua district (Kathua sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Mahi Chak?62.3% (Census 2011)