# Chak Methani Village, Kalakote, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/chak-methani/ Village · Kalakote, Rajouri # Chak Methani Chak Methani is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 292 households**, the 13th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%. - 1,371people (2011) - 292households - 48.9%literacy - 185202PIN code ## Chak Methani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chak Methani is 185202.** Chak Methani falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185202 - Gram panchayatChak Methani - Community development blockKalakote - Census village code001521 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Methani from nearby towns? - Kalakote (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)68 km by road - Rajouri (nearest town)68 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 Methani? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Methani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Methani - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Methani known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 30% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Methani Of every 100 households in Chak Methani in 2011, 59 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chak Methani · ■ Kalakote rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **71% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **96% Tap water ****3%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **67% Television ****7%** **18% Mobile phone ****35%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **42% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Methani? ■ Chak Methani · ■ Kalakote rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%** **59.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042** **866 Working population ****56.9%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.4% for men and 36.3% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 665 (85%) 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 Kalakote - Khabar1,934 people - Barah1,664 people - Marhote1,561 people - Saher1,520 people - Kahdarian1,355 people - Ghalian1,185 people - Gharak1,181 people - Dhanwan1,139 people [All 69 villages in Kalakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chak Methani?185202 - How far is Chak Methani from Rajouri?68 km by road - What is the population of Chak Methani?1,371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Methani in?Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chak Methani?48.9% (Census 2011)