# Chanjer Village, Marwah, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Marwah, Kishtwar 

# Chanjer

Chanjer is a village in Marwah sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,174 people in 487 households**, the 4th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 2,174people (2011)
- 487households
- 56.4%literacy
- 182205PIN code

## Chanjer PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chanjer is 182205.** Chanjer falls in Marwah sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182205
- Gram panchayatChanjer
- Community development blockMarwah
- Census village code004747

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

## How far is Chanjer from nearby towns?

- Marwah (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)69 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town)69 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 Chanjer?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chanjer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yeerdu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Chanjer known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 9% of the 2,141 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Chanjer

Of every 100 households in Chanjer in 2011, 1 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chanjer · ■ Marwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**69%

Tap water ****85%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****69%**

**48%

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 Chanjer?

■ Chanjer · ■ Marwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**904

Working population ****46.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 41.2% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 275 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (4%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 158 (16%) · **■** Marginal 518 (52%)

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 Marwah

- Sonder3,658 people
- Lopara3,146 people
- Lohrna2,994 people
- Nopachi2,102 people
- Qaderna1,961 people
- Yeerdu1,705 people
- Rinaie1,650 people

[All 27 villages in Marwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/marwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chanjer?182205
- How far is Chanjer from Kishtwar?69 km by road
- What is the population of Chanjer?2,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanjer in?Kishtwar district (Marwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chanjer?56.4% (Census 2011)