# Chohak Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/chohak/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Chohak Chohak is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,177 people in 240 households**, the 72nd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 1,177people (2011) - 240households - 84.9%literacy - 144207PIN code ## Chohak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chohak is 144207.** Chohak falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144207 - Gram panchayatChohak - Community development blockBhunga - Census village code030871 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chohak from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)31 km by road - Urmar Tanda (nearest town)5 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 Chohak? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chohak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Budhi Pind - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Chohak known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Chohak Of every 100 households in Chohak in 2011, 99 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chohak · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****70%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **38% Tap water ****4%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **35% Use banking services ****90%** **85% Television ****94%** **88% Mobile phone ****67%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****55%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **10% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Chohak? ■ Chohak · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **827 Working population ****29.9%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 82.1% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 189 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (11%) · **■** Household industry 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 54 (15%) · **■** Marginal 51 (14%) 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 - Urmar1,254 people - Makoowal1,231 people - Nangal Khunga1,212 people - Koi1,203 people - Kaloya1,170 people - Gambhowal1,152 people - Feroze Rolia1,144 people - Fatehpur1,142 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chohak?144207 - How far is Chohak from Hoshiarpur?31 km by road - What is the population of Chohak?1,177 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chohak in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chohak?84.9% (Census 2011)