# Chovki Handan Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/chovki-handan/ Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri # Chovki Handan Chovki Handan is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185155**. The 2011 Census counted **4,129 people in 951 households**, the 4th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 4,129people (2011) - 951households - 76.8%literacy - 185155PIN code ## Chovki Handan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chovki Handan is 185155.** Chovki Handan falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185155 - Gram panchayatChovki Handan - Community development blockNowshehra - Census village code001571 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chovki Handan from nearby towns? - Nowshera (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)48 km by road - Nowshera (nearest town)11 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 Chovki Handan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chovki Handan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Chingus - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nowshera - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Chovki Handan known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 27% of the 1,613 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Chovki Handan Of every 100 households in Chovki Handan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chovki Handan · ■ Nowshehra rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****17%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **84% Tap water ****33%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **74% Use banking services ****76%** **81% Television ****51%** **47% Mobile phone ****47%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chovki Handan? ■ Chovki Handan · ■ Nowshehra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **863 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **841 Working population ****24.2%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.7% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 239 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 578 (58%) · **■** Marginal 171 (17%) 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 Nowshehra - Lambehri6,150 people - Nunial5,344 people - Narian4,896 people - Rajal2,774 people - Raj Pur Kamila2,445 people - Hunjana Khanka2,441 people - Bohani2,361 people [All 56 villages in Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chovki Handan?185155 - How far is Chovki Handan from Rajouri?48 km by road - What is the population of Chovki Handan?4,129 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chovki Handan in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chovki Handan?76.8% (Census 2011)