# Chaunta Village, Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/chaunta/ Village · Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur # Chaunta Chaunta is a village in Gurdaspur sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143533**. The 2011 Census counted **2,655 people in 526 households**, the 37th largest of 676 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 2,655people (2011) - 526households - 86.1%literacy - 143533PIN code ## Chaunta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chaunta is 143533.** Chaunta falls in Gurdaspur sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143533 - Gram panchayatChaunta - Community development blockDinanagar - Census village code027874 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaunta from nearby towns? - Gurdaspur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)20 km by road - Dina Nagar (nearest town)11 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 Chaunta? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chaunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Chaunta known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 444 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 Chaunta Of every 100 households in Chaunta in 2011, 95 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chaunta · ■ Gurdaspur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****30%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **47% Tap water ****73%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **47% Use banking services ****72%** **67% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****59%** **65% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chaunta? ■ Chaunta · ■ Gurdaspur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852** **836 Working population ****29.2%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 81.4% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 34 (4%) · **■** Other work 313 (40%) · **■** Marginal 299 (39%) 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 Gurdaspur - Nabipur2,774 people - Khudna2,744 people - Ghuman Khurd2,703 people - Gandhian2,696 people - Babowal2,631 people - Thikriwala2,566 people - Aujla2,539 people - Chuhar Chak2,526 people [All 716 villages in Gurdaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chaunta?143533 - How far is Chaunta from Gurdaspur?20 km by road - What is the population of Chaunta?2,655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaunta in?Gurdaspur district (Gurdaspur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chaunta?86.1% (Census 2011)