# Chakahal Village, Ramnagar, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Ramnagar, Udhampur 

# Chakahal

Chakahal is a village in Ramnagar sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182128**. The 2011 Census counted **1,312 people in 239 households**, the 60th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,312people (2011)
- 239households
- 57.0%literacy
- 182128PIN code

## Chakahal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakahal is 182128.** Chakahal falls in Ramnagar sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182128
- Gram panchayatChakahal
- Community development blockDudu
- Census village code005090

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

## How far is Chakahal from nearby towns?

- Ramnagar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)82 km by road
- Ramnagar (nearest town)45 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 Chakahal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chakahal; 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 · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Keya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- 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 Chakahal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 14% of the 1,021 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Chakahal

Of every 100 households in Chakahal in 2011, 49 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakahal · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****56%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****70%**

**71%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

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 Chakahal?

■ Chakahal · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**61.7%

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

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**889

Working population ****42.8%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 44.2% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 452 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (10%) · **■** Marginal 45 (8%)

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 Ramnagar

- Lahar1,483 people
- Mang1,481 people
- Dheeran1,477 people
- Ghordi Jagir1,399 people
- Dhanwalth1,241 people
- Satian1,199 people
- Pingar1,194 people
- Baland1,191 people

[All 90 villages in Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/ramnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakahal?182128
- How far is Chakahal from Udhampur?82 km by road
- What is the population of Chakahal?1,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakahal in?Udhampur district (Ramnagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chakahal?57.0% (Census 2011)