# Chikri Ban Village, Mandi, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mandi/chikri-ban/ Village · Mandi, Punch # Chikri Ban Chikri Ban is a village in Mandi sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,208 people in 467 households**, the 12th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 2,208people (2011) - 467households - 63.8%literacy - 185102PIN code ## Chikri Ban PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikri Ban is 185102.** Chikri Ban falls in Mandi sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185102 - Gram panchayatChikhri Ban - Community development blockMandi - Census village code001167 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikri Ban from nearby towns? - Mandi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Punch (district HQ)24 km by road - Punch (nearest town)24 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 Chikri Ban? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikri Ban; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Punch - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 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 Chikri Ban known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 16% of the 562 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 Chikri Ban Of every 100 households in Chikri Ban in 2011, 43 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikri Ban · ■ Mandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****43%** **57% Toilet within the home ****19%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **83% Tap water ****76%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****97%** **81% Television ****0%** **5% Mobile phone ****37%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **46% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chikri Ban? ■ Chikri Ban · ■ Mandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **905 Working population ****31.8%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 47.5% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (16%) · **■** Marginal 473 (67%) 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 Mandi - Mandi3,045 people - Dhara2,874 people - Azamabad2,694 people - Baila2,486 people - Lohelbelah2,145 people - Sathra2,131 people - Chhambar Kanaria1,877 people - Fatehpur1,687 people [All 37 villages in Mandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikri Ban?185102 - How far is Chikri Ban from Punch?24 km by road - What is the population of Chikri Ban?2,208 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikri Ban in?Punch district (Mandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chikri Ban?63.8% (Census 2011)