# Chamb Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Chamb

Chamb is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142044**. The 2011 Census counted **972 people in 168 households**, the 82nd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 972people (2011)
- 168households
- 62.1%literacy
- 142044PIN code

## Chamb PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code142044
- Gram panchayatChamb
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034332

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

## How far is Chamb from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Makhu (nearest town)8 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 Chamb?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chamb; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Makhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Chamb known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 93% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Chamb

Of every 100 households in Chamb in 2011, 78 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Chamb · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**25%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**72%

Use banking services ****92%**

**58%

Television ****78%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**12%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chamb?

■ Chamb · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****803**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****634**

**854

Working population ****33.0%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 59.3% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (18%) · **■** Marginal 52 (16%)

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

- Kachar Bhan995 people
- Joianwala993 people
- Asafwala988 people
- Naurang Singhwala980 people
- Gatta Badshah944 people
- Alewala941 people
- Wara Waryamsingh939 people
- Warnala936 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamb?142044
- How far is Chamb from Firozpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chamb?972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamb in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chamb?62.1% (Census 2011)