# Puro Chak Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/puro-chak/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Puro Chak Puro Chak is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 101 households**, the 202nd largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 512people (2011) - 101households - 83.1%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Puro Chak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puro Chak is 144214.** Puro Chak falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatPuro--Chak - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puro Chak from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)76 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)19 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 Puro Chak? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Puro Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sariana - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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)18 h summer · 14 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 Puro Chak known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Puro Chak Of every 100 households in Puro Chak in 2011, 87 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Puro Chak · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **96% Toilet within the home ****27%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **56% Tap water ****78%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **44% Use banking services ****87%** **84% Television ****74%** **83% Mobile phone ****72%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Puro Chak? ■ Puro Chak · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619** **851 Working population ****35.7%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 74.8% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (33%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%) 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 - Bhatoli526 people - Mauli526 people - Alipur524 people - Passi Karoro518 people - Gaunspur504 people - Bariana503 people - Mehmudpur501 people - Shekha Matta501 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puro Chak?144214 - How far is Puro Chak from Hoshiarpur?76 km by road - What is the population of Puro Chak?512 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puro Chak in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Puro Chak?83.1% (Census 2011)