# Chachahal Village, Banihal, Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ramban/banihal/chachahal/ Village · Banihal, Ramban # Chachahal Chachahal is a village in Banihal sub-district of Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182146**. The 2011 Census counted **1,055 people in 214 households**, the 29th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 1,055people (2011) - 214households - 38.3%literacy - 182146PIN code ## Chachahal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chachahal is 182146.** Chachahal falls in Banihal sub-district, Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code182146 - Gram panchayatChachahal - Community development blockBanihal - Census village code004518 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chachahal from nearby towns? - Banihal (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Ramban (district HQ)50 km by road - Banihal (nearest town)2 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 Chachahal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chachahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banihal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banihal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Banihal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 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 Chachahal known for? The main crops are **maize, beans and patato**. Products made here include carpet. About 13% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Chachahal Of every 100 households in Chachahal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chachahal · ■ Banihal rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **62% Toilet within the home ****12%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **70% Tap water ****98%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****34%** **71% Television ****6%** **13% Mobile phone ****22%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****65%** **30% 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 Chachahal? ■ Chachahal · ■ Banihal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.3%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **933 Working population ****34.0%** **27.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.4% for men and 22.4% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) · **■** Marginal 221 (62%) 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 Banihal - Bankote1,860 people - Nagam1,826 people - Ashar1,550 people - Zanhal1,288 people - Gund Thathar979 people - Naugam973 people - Forest Block347 people - Deogoal340 people [All 34 villages in Banihal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ramban/banihal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chachahal?182146 - How far is Chachahal from Ramban?50 km by road - What is the population of Chachahal?1,055 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chachahal in?Ramban district (Banihal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Chachahal?38.3% (Census 2011)