# Chak Rautan Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/chak-rautan/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Chak Rautan Chak Rautan is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144116**. The 2011 Census counted **948 people in 175 households**, the 136th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 948people (2011) - 175households - 68.1%literacy - 144116PIN code ## Chak Rautan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chak Rautan is 144116.** Chak Rautan falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144116 - Gram panchayatChak--Rautan - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032037 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Rautan from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)43 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)8 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 Rautan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Rautan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn 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 - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 8 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 Rautan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 50% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Rautan Of every 100 households in Chak Rautan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chak Rautan · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **98% Toilet within the home ****13%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **38% Tap water ****94%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **52% Use banking services ****68%** **84% Television ****79%** **86% Mobile phone ****76%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****33%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **9% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Rautan? ■ Chak Rautan · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188** **890 Working population ****27.8%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 107 (41%) · **■** Marginal 88 (33%) 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 - Kaharpur957 people - Nurpur957 people - Dansiwal954 people - Singhpur953 people - Purkhowal944 people - Sarhala Khurd944 people - Pandori Ladha Singh938 people - Mehtabpur917 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chak Rautan?144116 - How far is Chak Rautan from Hoshiarpur?43 km by road - What is the population of Chak Rautan?948 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Rautan in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chak Rautan?68.1% (Census 2011)