# Gurchak Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/gurchak/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Gurchak Gurchak is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143604**. The 2011 Census counted **446 people in 87 households**, the 85th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 446people (2011) - 87households - 67.0%literacy - 143604PIN code ## Gurchak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gurchak is 143604.** Gurchak falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143604 - Gram panchayatGurchak - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028987 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurchak from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)45 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 Gurchak? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Gurchak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Baba Nanak - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Gurchak known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 82% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Gurchak Of every 100 households in Gurchak in 2011, 88 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gurchak · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **94% Toilet within the home ****38%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **40% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **58% Use banking services ****64%** **57% Television ****72%** **84% Mobile phone ****69%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****45%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Gurchak? ■ Gurchak · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **804 Working population ****25.8%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 62.2% for women. 50% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 47 (41%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 - Nabi Nagar521 people - Megha511 people - Machharala500 people - Mehta487 people - Haveli Kalan430 people - Alawalwala427 people - Malakpur425 people - Panwan412 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 Gurchak?143604 - How far is Gurchak from Gurdaspur?45 km by road - What is the population of Gurchak?446 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurchak in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gurchak?67.0% (Census 2011)