# Chicha Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/chicha/ Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar # Chicha Chicha is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143107**. The 2011 Census counted **3,383 people in 591 households**, the 24th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 3,383people (2011) - 591households - 70.2%literacy - 143107PIN code ## Chicha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chicha is 143107.** Chicha falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143107 - Gram panchayatChicha - Community development blockAttari - Census village code037638 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chicha from nearby towns? - Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)22 km by road - Amritsar (nearest town)18 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 Chicha? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chicha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Attari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 15 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 Chicha known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 662 hectares of village land is sown, and 592 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 Chicha Of every 100 households in Chicha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Chicha · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****49%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **40% Tap water ****18%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **59% Use banking services ****44%** **42% Television ****84%** **82% Mobile phone ****76%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **7% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Chicha? ■ Chicha · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758** **824 Working population ****35.1%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 64.4% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 452 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (22%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 422 (36%) · **■** Marginal 32 (3%) 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 Amritsar- II - Muradpura3,683 people - Basarke Gillan3,660 people - Heir3,611 people - Bal Khurd3,578 people - Mahawa3,333 people - Khur Manian3,309 people - Bhakna kalan3,264 people - Sohian Khurd2,960 people [All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chicha?143107 - How far is Chicha from Amritsar?22 km by road - What is the population of Chicha?3,383 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chicha in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chicha?70.2% (Census 2011)