# Chhod Village, Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur 

# Chhod

Chhod is a village in Gurdaspur sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143526**. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 51 households**, the 569th largest of 676 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 279people (2011)
- 51households
- 75.1%literacy
- 143526PIN code

## Chhod PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhod is 143526.** Chhod falls in Gurdaspur sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143526
- Gram panchayatChhod
- Community development blockKalanour
- Census village code027957

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

## How far is Chhod from nearby towns?

- Gurdaspur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Gurdaspur (nearest town)20 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 Chhod?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chhod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dostpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalanaur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Chhod known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Chhod

Of every 100 households in Chhod in 2011, 77 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhod · ■ Gurdaspur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**47%

Tap water ****6%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**47%

Use banking services ****57%**

**67%

Television ****68%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chhod?

■ Chhod · ■ Gurdaspur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**836

Working population ****50.5%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 70.2% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (43%) · **■** Marginal 46 (33%)

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

- Bharial287 people
- Alawalpur285 people
- Devidaspur283 people
- Bhatia279 people
- Bara276 people
- Dalelpur275 people
- Amargarh274 people
- Mughlani Chak274 people

[All 716 villages in Gurdaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhod?143526
- How far is Chhod from Gurdaspur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chhod?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhod in?Gurdaspur district (Gurdaspur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chhod?75.1% (Census 2011)