# Charak Village, Pathankot, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/charak/ Village · Pathankot, Gurdaspur # Charak Charak is a village in Pathankot sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **145026**. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 106 households**, the 216th largest of 336 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 541people (2011) - 106households - 76.1%literacy - 145026PIN code ## Charak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charak is 145026.** Charak falls in Pathankot sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code145026 - Gram panchayatCharak - Community development blockNarot Jaimal Singh - Census village code027722 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charak from nearby towns? - Pathankot (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)27 km by road - Pathankot (nearest town)24 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 Charak? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Charak; 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 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bamial - ○Degree college10+ km · Pathankot - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bamyal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Charak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 90% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Charak Of every 100 households in Charak in 2011, 91 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Charak · ■ Pathankot rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **95% Toilet within the home ****13%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **44% Use banking services ****80%** **67% Television ****73%** **80% Mobile phone ****13%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****27%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Charak? ■ Charak · ■ Pathankot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **828 Working population ****27.4%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 65.6% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (8%) · **■** Household industry 9 (6%) · **■** Other work 72 (49%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%) 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 Pathankot - Samrala551 people - Chak Manhasan548 people - Salowal546 people - Milwan543 people - Dibku534 people - Garhmal534 people - Talwara Gujjran534 people - Adam Barwan515 people [All 370 villages in Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charak?145026 - How far is Charak from Gurdaspur?27 km by road - What is the population of Charak?541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charak in?Gurdaspur district (Pathankot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Charak?76.1% (Census 2011)