# Chauhra Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/chauhra/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Chauhra Chauhra is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **210216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,630 people in 335 households**, the 47th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,630people (2011) - 335households - 85.4%literacy - 210216PIN code ## Chauhra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chauhra is 210216.** Chauhra falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code210216 - Gram panchayatChauhra-- - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031977 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chauhra from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)47 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)5 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 Chauhra? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chauhra; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chauhra known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Chauhra Of every 100 households in Chauhra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chauhra · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****54%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **38% Tap water ****62%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **52% Use banking services ****64%** **84% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****82%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****37%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chauhra? ■ Chauhra · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762** **890 Working population ****30.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 82.4% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 314 (63%) · **■** Marginal 50 (10%) 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 - Simbli1,709 people - Kitna1,675 people - Sadullapur Badhwan1,665 people - Mananhana1,641 people - Badon1,622 people - Dalewal1,574 people - Rampur1,547 people - Sarangwal1,534 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chauhra?210216 - How far is Chauhra from Hoshiarpur?47 km by road - What is the population of Chauhra?1,630 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chauhra in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chauhra?85.4% (Census 2011)