# Chachowal Village, Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/chachowal/ Village · Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar # Chachowal Chachowal is a village in Jalandhar - I sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144402**. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 135 households**, the 94th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 679people (2011) - 135households - 78.1%literacy - 144402PIN code ## Chachowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chachowal is 144402.** Chachowal falls in Jalandhar - I sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144402 - Gram panchayatChachowal - Community development blockJalandhar - Census village code030253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chachowal from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - I (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)18 km by road - Jalandhar (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 Chachowal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chachowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Chachowal known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, cotton and wheat**. About 92% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Chachowal Of every 100 households in Chachowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Chachowal · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****70%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **24% Tap water ****2%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **38% Use banking services ****80%** **80% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****82%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****51%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Chachowal? ■ Chachowal · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **893 Working population ****30.0%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 75.4% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 46 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (7%) · **■** Other work 107 (52%) · **■** Marginal 36 (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 Jalandhar - I - Aladinpur734 people - Lutera Kalan727 people - Jethpur704 people - masanian699 people - Kotli Jamiat Singh670 people - Fatehpur666 people - Alipur651 people - Sitalpur643 people [All 138 villages in Jalandhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chachowal?144402 - How far is Chachowal from Jalandhar?18 km by road - What is the population of Chachowal?679 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chachowal in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chachowal?78.1% (Census 2011)