# Kuchal Village, Chhatroo, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/chhatroo/kuchal/ Village · Chhatroo, Kishtwar # Kuchal Kuchal is a village in Chhatroo sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182205**. The 2011 Census counted **4,688 people in 977 households**, the 5th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.1%. - 4,688people (2011) - 977households - 33.7%literacy - 182205PIN code ## Kuchal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kuchal is 182205.** Kuchal falls in Chhatroo sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code182205 - Gram panchayatKuchal - Community development blockInderwal - Census village code004765 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kuchal from nearby towns? - Chattroo (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kishtwar (district HQ)28 km by road - Kishtwar (nearest town)28 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 Kuchal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kuchal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhatroo - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhatroo - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kuchal known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 1% of the 3,540 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 Kuchal Of every 100 households in Kuchal in 2011, 44 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kuchal · ■ Chhatroo rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **41% Toilet within the home ****14%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **85% Tap water ****71%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****95%** **87% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****15%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****79%** **51% 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 Kuchal? ■ Kuchal · ■ Chhatroo rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****33.7%** **45.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **969 Working population ****27.4%** **39.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.7% for men and 20.1% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 663 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (9%) · **■** Marginal 429 (33%) 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 Chhatroo - Chhatroo6,944 people - Sigdee5,807 people - Indarwal5,512 people - Chingam4,717 people - Mool Chetar3,121 people - Rahalthal2,835 people - Darbeel2,700 people - Tagood2,611 people [All 14 villages in Chhatroo](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/chhatroo/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuchal?182205 - How far is Kuchal from Kishtwar?28 km by road - What is the population of Kuchal?4,688 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuchal in?Kishtwar district (Chhatroo sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kuchal?33.7% (Census 2011)