# Chakkian Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Chakkian

Chakkian is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142044**. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 210 households**, the 74th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,050people (2011)
- 210households
- 61.5%literacy
- 142044PIN code

## Chakkian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakkian is 142044.** Chakkian falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142044
- Gram panchayatChakkian
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034275

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

## How far is Chakkian from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)57 km by road
- Makhu (nearest town)7 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 Chakkian?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chakkian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Makhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Chakkian known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sarson**. About 91% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Chakkian

Of every 100 households in Chakkian in 2011, 80 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Chakkian · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**25%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**72%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****78%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**12%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Chakkian?

■ Chakkian · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**854

Working population ****37.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 54.2% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (26%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (13%) · **■** Marginal 86 (22%)

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 Zira

- Bhagoke1,081 people
- Valtoha1,078 people
- Sirhali1,059 people
- Gurdittiwala1,055 people
- Katora1,040 people
- Sadhara1,030 people
- Lehra Bet1,029 people
- Kachar Bhan995 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakkian?142044
- How far is Chakkian from Firozpur?57 km by road
- What is the population of Chakkian?1,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakkian in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chakkian?61.5% (Census 2011)