# Chak Banola Village, Mendhar, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Mendhar, Punch 

# Chak Banola

Chak Banola is a village in Mendhar sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 214 households**, the 32nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 214households
- 71.7%literacy
- 185111PIN code

## Chak Banola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chak Banola is 185111.** Chak Banola falls in Mendhar sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185111
- Gram panchayatChak Banola
- Community development blockMendhar
- Census village code001185

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

## How far is Chak Banola from nearby towns?

- Mendhar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)35 km by road
- Punch (nearest town)35 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 Chak Banola?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chatral
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Punch
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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 Chak Banola known for?

The main crops are **rice, wheat and ghee**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 35% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Chak Banola

Of every 100 households in Chak Banola in 2011, 99 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chak Banola · ■ Mendhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**85%

Tap water ****92%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**88%

Use banking services ****0%**

**60%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**37%

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 Chak Banola?

■ Chak Banola · ■ Mendhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1193**

**891

Working population ****44.7%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 60.1% for women. 39% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 537 (97%)

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 Mendhar

- Narol1,613 people
- Prat1,429 people
- Kotan1,338 people
- Basuni1,290 people
- Sailani1,213 people
- Harni1,192 people
- Dharatti1,109 people
- Dobraj1,090 people

[All 56 villages in Mendhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chak Banola?185111
- How far is Chak Banola from Punch?35 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Banola?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Banola in?Punch district (Mendhar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Banola?71.7% (Census 2011)
