# Chak Alam Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Chak Alam

Chak Alam is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **104 people in 24 households**, the 362nd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 104people (2011)
- 24households
- 93.7%literacy
- 144205PIN code

## Chak Alam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chak Alam is 144205.** Chak Alam falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144205
- Gram panchayatKhokhar
- Community development blockDasua
- Census village code030778

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

## How far is Chak Alam from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)6 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 Chak Alam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Alam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pandori Araian
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pandori Araian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Chak Alam known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Chak Alam

Of every 100 households in Chak Alam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 79 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Chak Alam · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**35%

Use banking services ****83%**

**85%

Television ****75%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****79%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Chak Alam?

■ Chak Alam · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**827

Working population ****27.9%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 88.9% for women. 54% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 16 (55%) · **■** Other work 13 (45%)

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 Dasua

- Munak113 people
- Biru Chak110 people
- Chhaurian108 people
- Manak108 people
- Gangian95 people
- Brarowal91 people
- Khepar86 people
- Makhowal69 people

[All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chak Alam?144205
- How far is Chak Alam from Hoshiarpur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Alam?104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Alam in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Alam?93.7% (Census 2011)