# Chahang Hamel Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/chahang-hamel/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Chahang Hamel Chahang Hamel is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **872 people in 190 households**, the 108th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 872people (2011) - 190households - 83.9%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Chahang Hamel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chahang Hamel is 144214.** Chahang Hamel falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatChahang--Hamel - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031127 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chahang Hamel from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)64 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)4 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 Chahang Hamel? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chahang Hamel; 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 · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mukerian - ○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 stationunder 5 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Chahang Hamel known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 87% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Chahang Hamel Of every 100 households in Chahang Hamel in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chahang Hamel · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****24%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **56% Tap water ****0%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **44% Use banking services ****92%** **84% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****87%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Chahang Hamel? ■ Chahang Hamel · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814** **851 Working population ****26.4%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 79.2% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 72 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (43%) · **■** Marginal 41 (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 Mukerian - Ajmer901 people - Dharampur894 people - Chhangla891 people - Ram Nangal878 people - Bhatehar871 people - Singhpur866 people - Ghasitpur865 people - Ransota865 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chahang Hamel?144214 - How far is Chahang Hamel from Hoshiarpur?64 km by road - What is the population of Chahang Hamel?872 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chahang Hamel in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chahang Hamel?83.9% (Census 2011)