# Chhan Village, Pathankot, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/chhan/ Village · Pathankot, Gurdaspur # Chhan Chhan is a village in Pathankot sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **145023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,152 people in 230 households**, the 102nd largest of 336 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,152people (2011) - 230households - 77.8%literacy - 145023PIN code ## Chhan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhan is 145023.** Chhan falls in Pathankot sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code145023 - Gram panchayatChhan - Community development blockSujanpur - Census village code027452 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhan from nearby towns? - Pathankot (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)48 km by road - Sujanpur (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 Chhan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sujanpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Pathankot - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pathankot - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Chhan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 76% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Chhan Of every 100 households in Chhan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chhan · ■ Pathankot rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****15%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **68% Tap water ****98%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **44% Use banking services ****85%** **67% Television ****78%** **80% Mobile phone ****28%** **48% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chhan? ■ Chhan · ■ Pathankot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **828 Working population ****35.4%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 70.2% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 232 (57%) · **■** Marginal 139 (34%) 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 - Dadwan1,167 people - Darsopur1,164 people - Kilpur1,154 people - Itti1,153 people - Bahadurpur1,150 people - Barath1,146 people - Phulra1,118 people - Tango Shah1,114 people [All 370 villages in Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhan?145023 - How far is Chhan from Gurdaspur?48 km by road - What is the population of Chhan?1,152 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhan in?Gurdaspur district (Pathankot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chhan?77.8% (Census 2011)