# Chambal Kalan Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/chambal-kalan/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Chambal Kalan Chambal Kalan is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146101**. The 2011 Census counted **509 people in 109 households**, the 216th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 509people (2011) - 109households - 83.2%literacy - 146101PIN code ## Chambal Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chambal Kalan is 146101.** Chambal Kalan falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146101 - Gram panchayatChambal--Kalan - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031889 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chambal Kalan from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)24 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 Chambal Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chambal Kalan; 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 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barian Kalan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Chambal Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 87% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Chambal Kalan Of every 100 households in Chambal Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 69 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chambal Kalan · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****94%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **38% Tap water ****43%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **52% Use banking services ****100%** **84% Television ****99%** **86% Mobile phone ****97%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****69%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****0%** **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 Chambal Kalan? ■ Chambal Kalan · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **890 Working population ****31.8%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 76.7% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (49%) · **■** Marginal 11 (7%) 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 - Dogarpur535 people - Golewal523 people - Fatehpur Khurd517 people - Mehrowal515 people - Raniala505 people - Ghagon Guru501 people - Nangal498 people - Khabra492 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chambal Kalan?146101 - How far is Chambal Kalan from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Chambal Kalan?509 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chambal Kalan in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chambal Kalan?83.2% (Census 2011)