# Chhauni Kalan Village, Hoshiarpur, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/hoshiarpur/chhauni-kalan/ Village · Hoshiarpur, Hoshiarpur # Chhauni Kalan Chhauni Kalan is a village in Hoshiarpur sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,801 people in 572 households**, the 19th largest of 406 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%. - 2,801people (2011) - 572households - 83.1%literacy - 146001PIN code ## Chhauni Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhauni Kalan is 146001.** Chhauni Kalan falls in Hoshiarpur sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146001 - Gram panchayatChhauni--Kalan - Community development blockHoshiarpur-Ii - Census village code031506 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhauni Kalan from nearby towns? - Hoshiarpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)4 km by road - Hoshiarpur (nearest town)3 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 Chhauni Kalan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chhauni Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hoshiarpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Chhauni Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 62% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Chhauni Kalan Of every 100 households in Chhauni Kalan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Chhauni Kalan · ■ Hoshiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****71%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **40% Tap water ****40%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **40% Use banking services ****84%** **82% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****78%** **78% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****90%** **94% 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 Chhauni Kalan? ■ Chhauni Kalan · ■ Hoshiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **84.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **888 Working population ****28.2%** **32.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 79.9% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (14%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 454 (58%) · **■** Marginal 140 (18%) 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 Hoshiarpur - Ajram2,933 people - Bajraur2,915 people - Badla2,849 people - Bhungarni2,837 people - Bassi Gulam Hussain2,789 people - Dhol Baha2,738 people - Khanaura2,714 people - Chabewal2,698 people [All 414 villages in Hoshiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/hoshiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhauni Kalan?146001 - How far is Chhauni Kalan from Hoshiarpur?4 km by road - What is the population of Chhauni Kalan?2,801 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhauni Kalan in?Hoshiarpur district (Hoshiarpur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chhauni Kalan?83.1% (Census 2011)