# Chak Guru Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/chak-guru/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Chak Guru Chak Guru is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144532**. The 2011 Census counted **1,268 people in 292 households**, the 86th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,268people (2011) - 292households - 79.2%literacy - 144532PIN code ## Chak Guru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chak Guru is 144532.** Chak Guru falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144532 - Gram panchayatChak--Guru - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032052 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Guru from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)49 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 Guru? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Guru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhamai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Guru known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Guru Of every 100 households in Chak Guru in 2011, 98 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chak Guru · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****73%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **38% Tap water ****62%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **52% Use banking services ****90%** **84% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****77%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****49%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **4% 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 Chak Guru? ■ Chak Guru · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **890 Working population ****49.0%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 72.9% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 268 (43%) · **■** Marginal 93 (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 Garhshankar - Bahowal1,298 people - Ghagon Roranwali1,295 people - Sakruli1,286 people - Hakumatpur1,280 people - Parowal1,253 people - Chak Hajipur1,241 people - Thinde1,240 people - Baghaura1,222 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chak Guru?144532 - How far is Chak Guru from Hoshiarpur?49 km by road - What is the population of Chak Guru?1,268 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Guru in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chak Guru?79.2% (Census 2011)