# Chotala Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Chotala

Chotala is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,496 people in 320 households**, the 51st largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 1,496people (2011)
- 320households
- 76.3%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Chotala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chotala is 144207.** Chotala falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatChotala
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030878

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

## How far is Chotala from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Urmar Tanda (nearest town)15 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 Chotala?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Budhi Pind
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Chotala known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 94% of the 612 hectares of village land is sown, and 570 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 Chotala

Of every 100 households in Chotala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chotala · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**38%

Tap water ****28%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**35%

Use banking services ****88%**

**85%

Television ****85%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**10%

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

**3%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chotala?

■ Chotala · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**827

Working population ****58.1%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 71.5% for women. 69% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 404 (46%) · **■** Marginal 129 (15%)

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

- Muradpur Narial1,575 people
- Lamin1,573 people
- Sansarpur1,549 people
- Pandori Araian1,514 people
- Nihalpur1,483 people
- Jalota1,479 people
- Alampur1,476 people
- Munak Khurd1,427 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chotala?144207
- How far is Chotala from Hoshiarpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chotala?1,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chotala in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chotala?76.3% (Census 2011)