# Chak Singha Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/chak-singha/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Chak Singha Chak Singha is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144532**. The 2011 Census counted **1,394 people in 308 households**, the 62nd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,394people (2011) - 308households - 78.2%literacy - 144532PIN code ## Chak Singha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chak Singha is 144532.** Chak Singha falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144532 - Gram panchayatChak---Singha - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032050 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Singha from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)47 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 Singha? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Singha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhamai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gahshankar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centre10+ 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 bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Singha known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Singha Of every 100 households in Chak Singha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Chak Singha · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****76%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **38% Tap water ****59%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **52% Use banking services ****76%** **84% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****79%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****55%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Singha? ■ Chak Singha · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1327** **890 Working population ****28.8%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 72.1% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 138 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 161 (40%) · **■** Marginal 23 (6%) 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 - Rampur1,410 people - Saila Kalan1,410 people - Kukar Majara1,408 people - Golian1,396 people - Jassowal1,381 people - Salempur1,373 people - Basiala1,369 people - Tabba1,366 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chak Singha?144532 - How far is Chak Singha from Hoshiarpur?47 km by road - What is the population of Chak Singha?1,394 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Singha in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chak Singha?78.2% (Census 2011)