# Sharaf Chak Village, Pathankot, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/sharaf-chak/ Village · Pathankot, Gurdaspur # Sharaf Chak Sharaf Chak is a village in Pathankot sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143534**. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 55 households**, the 280th largest of 336 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 278people (2011) - 55households - 76.8%literacy - 143534PIN code ## Sharaf Chak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sharaf Chak is 143534.** Sharaf Chak falls in Pathankot sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143534 - Gram panchayatMaan Nangal - Community development blockNarot Jaimal Singh - Census village code027633 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sharaf Chak from nearby towns? - Pathankot (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)21 km by road - Dina Nagar (nearest town)18 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 Sharaf Chak? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Sharaf Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Taragarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Sharaf Chak known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Sharaf Chak Of every 100 households in Sharaf Chak in 2011, 92 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Sharaf Chak · ■ Pathankot rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **95% Toilet within the home ****28%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **68% Tap water ****2%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **44% Use banking services ****72%** **67% Television ****77%** **80% Mobile phone ****58%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **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 Sharaf Chak? ■ Sharaf Chak · ■ Pathankot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682** **828 Working population ****31.7%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 70.7% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 23 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (11%) · **■** Other work 52 (59%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%) 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 - Beli Chahngan287 people - Bharmal Jattan285 people - Chhani281 people - Lahri281 people - Napwal273 people - Chak Paswala267 people - Sarota264 people - Balotar262 people [All 370 villages in Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sharaf Chak?143534 - How far is Sharaf Chak from Gurdaspur?21 km by road - What is the population of Sharaf Chak?278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sharaf Chak in?Gurdaspur district (Pathankot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sharaf Chak?76.8% (Census 2011)