# Chicha Dachhan Village, Marwah, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Marwah, Kishtwar 

# Chicha Dachhan

Chicha Dachhan is a village in Marwah sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,389 people in 227 households**, the 11th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 1,389people (2011)
- 227households
- 53.4%literacy
- 182205PIN code

## Chicha Dachhan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code182205
- Gram panchayatChicha Dachhan
- Community development blockDachhan
- Census village code004751

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

## How far is Chicha Dachhan from nearby towns?

- Marwah (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)38 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town)65 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 Chicha Dachhan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chicha Dachhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yeerdu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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)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 Chicha Dachhan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 15% of the 1,277 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Chicha Dachhan

Of every 100 households in Chicha Dachhan in 2011, 9 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chicha Dachhan · ■ Marwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**69%

Tap water ****81%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**18%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****67%**

**42%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**48%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chicha Dachhan?

■ Chicha Dachhan · ■ Marwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**904

Working population ****31.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 38.2% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 76 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 136 (31%) · **■** Marginal 220 (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 Marwah

- Yeerdu1,705 people
- Rinaie1,650 people
- Janak Pur1,578 people
- Deharna1,424 people
- Pathgam1,242 people
- Margi1,207 people
- Busmina1,041 people
- Inshan1,031 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chicha Dachhan?182205
- How far is Chicha Dachhan from Kishtwar?38 km by road
- What is the population of Chicha Dachhan?1,389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chicha Dachhan in?Kishtwar district (Marwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chicha Dachhan?53.4% (Census 2011)
