# Chak Gujjran Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab)

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Chak Gujjran

Chak Gujjran is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144116**. The 2011 Census counted **132 people in 28 households**, the 283rd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 132people (2011)
- 28households
- 80.0%literacy
- 144116PIN code

## Chak Gujjran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chak Gujjran is 144116.** Chak Gujjran falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144116
- Gram panchayatChak--Rautan
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code032033

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

## How far is Chak Gujjran from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)7 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 Gujjran?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barapur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Gujjran known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 29% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Gujjran

Of every 100 households in Chak Gujjran in 2011, 100 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Gujjran · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**38%

Tap water ****96%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**52%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****86%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

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

**4%

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 Gujjran?

■ Chak Gujjran · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****808**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**890

Working population ****28.8%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 72.5% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (34%) · **■** Other work 14 (37%) · **■** Marginal 11 (29%)

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

- Buro Bari158 people
- Najarpur157 people
- Bharatpur Rajputan149 people
- Ganguwal135 people
- Phagon123 people
- Benewal110 people
- Mularwal61 people
- Alamwal59 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chak Gujjran?144116
- How far is Chak Gujjran from Hoshiarpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Gujjran?132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Gujjran in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Gujjran?80.0% (Census 2011)