# Chander Village, Firozpur, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/firozpur/chander/ Village · Firozpur, Firozpur # Chander Chander is a village in Firozpur sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142060**. The 2011 Census counted **1,292 people in 225 households**, the 97th largest of 332 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%. - 1,292people (2011) - 225households - 70.4%literacy - 142060PIN code ## Chander PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chander is 142060.** Chander falls in Firozpur sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab. - PIN code142060 - Gram panchayatChander - Community development blockGhall Khurd - Census village code034449 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chander from nearby towns? - Firozpur (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Firozpur (district HQ)36 km by road - Mudki (nearest town)3 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 Chander? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chander; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muddki - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mudki - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Zira - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Chander known for? The main crops are **wheat, jiri and maize**. Products made here include datia, kahi and trolly. About 92% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 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 Chander Of every 100 households in Chander in 2011, 99 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Chander · ■ Firozpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****56%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **31% Tap water ****0%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **69% Use banking services ****36%** **51% Television ****79%** **76% Mobile phone ****85%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Chander? ■ Chander · ■ Firozpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **65.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747** **842 Working population ****48.5%** **35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 66.2% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 201 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 248 (40%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Firozpur - Tibbi Kalan1,331 people - Mattar Hithar1,325 people - Tumbar Bhan1,323 people - Dhira Pattra1,315 people - Pattli1,288 people - Jawahar Singhwala1,284 people - Kamalwala1,283 people - Walhoor1,274 people [All 346 villages in Firozpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/firozpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chander?142060 - How far is Chander from Firozpur?36 km by road - What is the population of Chander?1,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chander in?Firozpur district (Firozpur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chander?70.4% (Census 2011)