# Chhant Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/chhant/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Chhant Chhant is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **721 people in 153 households**, the 139th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 721people (2011) - 153households - 81.7%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Chhant PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhant is 144214.** Chhant falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatChhant - Community development blockMukerian - Census village code031149 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhant from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)70 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)8 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 Chhant? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Chhant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Noshehra - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mukerian - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Chhant known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Chhant Of every 100 households in Chhant in 2011, 95 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chhant · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****26%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **56% Tap water ****0%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **44% Use banking services ****55%** **84% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****71%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chhant? ■ Chhant · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **851 Working population ****38.3%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 77.0% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 27 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 241 (87%) 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 - Biggowal740 people - Manj Kala740 people - Kathigarh725 people - Serakwal724 people - Beh Dulo715 people - Makha703 people - Bhattian Rajputtan700 people - Dugri Awana698 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhant?144214 - How far is Chhant from Hoshiarpur?70 km by road - What is the population of Chhant?721 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhant in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chhant?81.7% (Census 2011)