# Chak Gujjran Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/chak-gujjran-032054/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Chak Gujjran Chak Gujjran is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144532**. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 105 households**, the 221st largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 488people (2011) - 105households - 76.8%literacy - 144532PIN code ## Chak Gujjran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chak Gujjran is 144532.** Chak Gujjran falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144532 - Gram panchayatChak--Gujjran - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032054 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)10 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)41 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)10 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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Gujjran; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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 - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 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 and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 92% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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, 99 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Chak Gujjran · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****53%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **38% Tap water ****59%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **52% Use banking services ****88%** **84% Television ****87%** **86% Mobile phone ****76%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****47%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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+) ****76.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846** **890 Working population ****33.0%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 71.8% for women. 63% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (40%) · **■** Marginal 14 (9%) 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 - Raniala505 people - Ghagon Guru501 people - Nangal498 people - Khabra492 people - Makhangarh484 people - Surapur483 people - Bharatpur Jattan481 people - Rasulpur480 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chak Gujjran?144532 - How far is Chak Gujjran from Hoshiarpur?41 km by road - What is the population of Chak Gujjran?488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Gujjran in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chak Gujjran?76.8% (Census 2011)