# Chehni Village, Sunderbani, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sunderbani, Rajouri 

# Chehni

Chehni is a village in Sunderbani sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185152**. The 2011 Census counted **3,278 people in 733 households**, the 5th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 3,278people (2011)
- 733households
- 70.5%literacy
- 185152PIN code

## Chehni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chehni is 185152.** Chehni falls in Sunderbani sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185152
- Gram panchayatChehni
- Community development blockSunderbani
- Census village code001611

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chehni from nearby towns?

- Sunderbani (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)78 km by road
- Sunderbani (nearest town)13 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 Chehni?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chehni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sunderbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunderbani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○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 hand pumps
- 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 Chehni known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 19% of the 1,764 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chehni

Of every 100 households in Chehni in 2011, 88 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chehni · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**82%

Use banking services ****77%**

**84%

Television ****34%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chehni?

■ Chehni · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**827

Working population ****35.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 357 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 247 (21%) · **■** Marginal 518 (45%)

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 Sunderbani

- Bhajwal7,101 people
- Kangri6,448 people
- Sehot4,244 people
- Hathal3,287 people
- Patrat2,747 people
- Thanda Pani2,511 people
- Bakhar2,170 people
- Balchaman1,757 people

[All 43 villages in Sunderbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chehni?185152
- How far is Chehni from Rajouri?78 km by road
- What is the population of Chehni?3,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chehni in?Rajouri district (Sunderbani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chehni?70.5% (Census 2011)