# Chahar Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Chahar

Chahar is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144404**. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 46 households**, the 267th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 212people (2011)
- 46households
- 87.6%literacy
- 144404PIN code

## Chahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chahar is 144404.** Chahar falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144404
- Gram panchayatChahar
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031783

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

## How far is Chahar from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Mahilpur (nearest town)21 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 Chahar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Papota
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Chahar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 93% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Chahar

Of every 100 households in Chahar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chahar · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**38%

Tap water ****56%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**52%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****87%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chahar?

■ Chahar · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**890

Working population ****33.0%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 82.4% for women. 42% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (81%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Garhshankar

- Mukandpur273 people
- Dholron264 people
- Badhel260 people
- Matton235 people
- Darapur211 people
- Chak Natha208 people
- Untwal202 people
- Kukran197 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chahar?144404
- How far is Chahar from Hoshiarpur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Chahar?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chahar in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chahar?87.6% (Census 2011)