# Chakanwali Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/chakanwali/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Chakanwali Chakanwali is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143604**. The 2011 Census counted **300 people in 57 households**, the 102nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 300people (2011) - 57households - 77.5%literacy - 143604PIN code ## Chakanwali PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chakanwali is 143604.** Chakanwali falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143604 - Gram panchayatChakanwali - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028937 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakanwali from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)43 km by road - Dera Baba Nanak (nearest town)6 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 Chakanwali? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chakanwali; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Baba Nanak - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 · 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 Chakanwali known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 95% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Chakanwali Of every 100 households in Chakanwali in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chakanwali · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****86%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **40% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **58% Use banking services ****95%** **57% Television ****100%** **84% Mobile phone ****96%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****55%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Chakanwali? ■ Chakanwali · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **804 Working population ****29.7%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 72.6% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 57 (64%) · **■** Household industry 19 (21%) · **■** Other work 9 (10%) · **■** Marginal 4 (4%) 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 Dera Baba Nanak - Shakri338 people - Chandu Nangal336 people - Tapala332 people - Kohali327 people - Agwan297 people - Dala286 people - Mera Ransinke284 people - Nurpur283 people [All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chakanwali?143604 - How far is Chakanwali from Gurdaspur?43 km by road - What is the population of Chakanwali?300 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakanwali in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chakanwali?77.5% (Census 2011)