# Chhungan Village, Mendhar, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/chhungan/ Village · Mendhar, Punch # Chhungan Chhungan is a village in Mendhar sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185111**. The 2011 Census counted **4,509 people in 813 households**, the 9th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 4,509people (2011) - 813households - 62.8%literacy - 185111PIN code ## Chhungan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhungan is 185111.** Chhungan falls in Mendhar sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185111 - Gram panchayatChhungan - Community development blockMendhar - Census village code001184 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhungan 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 Chhungan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chhungan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 12 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn 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 - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Chhungan known for? The main crops are **rice, wheat and ghee**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 31% of the 909 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Chhungan Of every 100 households in Chhungan in 2011, 60 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chhungan · ■ Mendhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **75% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **85% Tap water ****34%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****51%** **60% Television ****3%** **19% Mobile phone ****33%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****50%** **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 Chhungan? ■ Chhungan · ■ Mendhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **891 Working population ****35.2%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 48.0% for women. 38% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 530 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 331 (21%) · **■** Marginal 691 (44%) 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 - Chhajla6,558 people - Salwah6,456 people - Dhargloon6,005 people - Mankote4,866 people - Kas Balari4,164 people - Dharana4,133 people - Sangiot3,984 people - Kala Ban3,808 people [All 56 villages in Mendhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhungan?185111 - How far is Chhungan from Punch?35 km by road - What is the population of Chhungan?4,509 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhungan in?Punch district (Mendhar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chhungan?62.8% (Census 2011)