# Mean charkah Village, Samba, Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/samba/samba/mean-charkah/ Village · Samba, Samba # Mean charkah Mean charkah is a village in Samba sub-district of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181133**. The 2011 Census counted **3,671 people in 640 households**, the 5th largest of 345 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 3,671people (2011) - 640households - 87.8%literacy - 181133PIN code ## Mean charkah PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mean charkah is 181133.** Mean charkah falls in Samba sub-district, Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181133 - Gram panchayatMean Charkah - Community development blockGhagwal - Census village code006661 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mean charkah from nearby towns? - Samba (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Samba (district HQ)29 km by road - Bari Brahmana (nearest town)5 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 Mean charkah? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Mean charkah; 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 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Smailpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Samba - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samba - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Mean charkah known for? The main crops are **wheat, maiza and bajra**. About 33% of the 649 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 Mean charkah Of every 100 households in Mean charkah in 2011, 98 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Mean charkah · ■ Samba rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****20%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **74% Tap water ****81%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **50% Use banking services ****67%** **85% Television ****64%** **73% Mobile phone ****78%** **75% Computer with internet ****8%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mean charkah? ■ Mean charkah · ■ Samba rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****476** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753** **778 Working population ****50.9%** **28.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.9% for men and 72.4% for women. 72% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,660 (89%) · **■** Marginal 130 (7%) 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 Samba - Bagla10,255 people - Katli5,889 people - Kartholi5,031 people - Khara Madhana3,834 people - Mean Sarkar3,539 people - Raj Pura3,492 people - Badori3,298 people - Chani Mansar3,216 people [All 376 villages in Samba](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/samba/samba/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mean charkah?181133 - How far is Mean charkah from Samba?29 km by road - What is the population of Mean charkah?3,671 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mean charkah in?Samba district (Samba sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Mean charkah?87.8% (Census 2011)