Village · Surankote, Punch # Chananser Chananser is a village in Surankote sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185121. The 2011 Census counted 582 people in 101 households, the 33rd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 582 people (2011) - 101 households - 41.4% literacy - 185121 PIN code ## Chananser PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chananser is 185121. Chananser falls in Surankote sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 185121 - Gram panchayat Chananser - Community development block Buffliaze - Census village code 001261 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chananser from nearby towns? - Surankote (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Punch (district HQ) 45 km by road - Surankote (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chananser? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chananser; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Punch - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Punch - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chananser known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 6% of the 508 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chananser Of every 100 households in Chananser in 2011, 31 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chananser · ■ Surankote rural average - Electricity for lighting 31% 66% - Toilet within the home 22% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 86% - Tap water 85% 43% - Drinking water within premises 4% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 89% - Use banking services 82% 61% - Television 4% 12% - Mobile phone 75% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 18% 36% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chananser? ■ Chananser · ■ Surankote rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 41.4% 60.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 899 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 830 892 - Working population 46.7% 32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.4% for men and 26.7% for women. 46% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 113 (42%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 11 (4%) · ■ Marginal 143 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Surankote - Sangliani 1,483 people - Malhan 1,308 people - Lathung 938 people - Samote 740 people All 34 villages in Surankote ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chananser? 185121 - How far is Chananser from Punch? 45 km by road - What is the population of Chananser? 582 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chananser in? Punch district (Surankote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chananser? 41.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/chananser/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.