# Chokian Village, Darhal, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/darhal/chokian/ Village · Darhal, Rajouri # Chokian Chokian is a village in Darhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185135**. The 2011 Census counted **5,636 people in 1,256 households**, the 3rd largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%. - 5,636people (2011) - 1,256households - 75.8%literacy - 185135PIN code ## Chokian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chokian is 185135.** Chokian falls in Darhal sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185135 - Gram panchayatChokian ,Chokian ,Chokian - Community development blockDarhal - Census village code001303 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chokian from nearby towns? - Darhal (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)25 km by road - Rajouri (nearest town)25 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 Chokian? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Chokian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 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 Chokian known for? The main crops are **paddy, maiza and wheat**. Products made here include chain stich. About 44% of the 697 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Chokian Of every 100 households in Chokian in 2011, 93 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chokian · ■ Darhal rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **84% Toilet within the home ****42%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **74% Tap water ****67%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **69% Use banking services ****44%** **50% Television ****35%** **20% Mobile phone ****52%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **33% 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 Chokian? ■ Chokian · ■ Darhal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **70.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775** **801 Working population ****31.5%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 65.5% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 482 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (2%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 724 (41%) · **■** Marginal 514 (29%) 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 Darhal - Dudaj7,842 people - Thana Nang5,749 people - Ujjan4,727 people - Darhal3,946 people - Nadian2,206 people - Lerian1,675 people [All 12 villages in Darhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/darhal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chokian?185135 - How far is Chokian from Rajouri?25 km by road - What is the population of Chokian?5,636 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chokian in?Rajouri district (Darhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chokian?75.8% (Census 2011)