# Choura Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/choura/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Choura Choura is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143511**. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 90 households**, the 80th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 538people (2011) - 90households - 78.0%literacy - 143511PIN code ## Choura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Choura is 143511.** Choura falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143511 - Gram panchayatChoura - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Choura from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)40 km by road - Dera Baba Nanak (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 Choura? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Choura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahpur Goraya - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Choura known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 93% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Choura Of every 100 households in Choura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Choura · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****91%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **40% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **58% Use banking services ****95%** **57% Television ****88%** **84% Mobile phone ****96%** **73% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****60%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Choura? ■ Choura · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****425** **804 Working population ****15.1%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 76.9% for women. 26% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (10%) 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 - Khanna Chamaran578 people - Raimal573 people - Ali Nangal554 people - Chak Mehman545 people - Nabi Nagar521 people - Megha511 people - Machharala500 people - Mehta487 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 Choura?143511 - How far is Choura from Gurdaspur?40 km by road - What is the population of Choura?538 (Census 2011) - Which district is Choura in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Choura?78.0% (Census 2011)