# Chiani Village, Majalta, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Majalta, Udhampur 

# Chiani

Chiani is a village in Majalta sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182117**. The 2011 Census counted **854 people in 152 households**, the 28th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 854people (2011)
- 152households
- 72.2%literacy
- 182117PIN code

## Chiani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chiani is 182117.** Chiani falls in Majalta sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182117
- Gram panchayatChiani
- Community development blockMajalata
- Census village code005119

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

## How far is Chiani from nearby towns?

- Majalta (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Udhamour (district HQ)31 km by road
- Udhamour (nearest town)31 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 Chiani?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kuther
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Chiani known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 13% of the 658 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 Chiani

Of every 100 households in Chiani in 2011, 74 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chiani · ■ Majalta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****10%**

**40%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****43%**

**76%

Television ****34%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chiani?

■ Chiani · ■ Majalta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**852

Working population ****48.7%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 59.3% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (24%) · **■** Marginal 230 (55%)

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 Majalta

- Ghar Pamasta934 people
- Pelather912 people
- Jasnal909 people
- Beraltha863 people
- Mottu827 people
- Kail772 people
- Amwara706 people
- Jagwal673 people

[All 42 villages in Majalta](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/majalta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiani?182117
- How far is Chiani from Udhamour?31 km by road
- What is the population of Chiani?854 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiani in?Udhampur district (Majalta sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chiani?72.2% (Census 2011)