Village · Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar # Chukhiara Chukhiara is a village in Jalandhar - I sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code 144106. The 2011 Census counted 1,176 people in 278 households, the 60th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,176 people (2011) - 278 households - 88.4% literacy - 144106 PIN code ## Chukhiara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chukhiara is 144106. Chukhiara falls in Jalandhar - I sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144106 - Gram panchayat Chukhiara - Community development block Adampur - Census village code 030293 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chukhiara from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - I (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ) 32 km by road - Adampur (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chukhiara? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chukhiara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Padhiana - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chukhiara known for? The main crops are sugarcane, sun flower and wheat. About 63% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chukhiara Of every 100 households in Chukhiara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Chukhiara · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 98% - Toilet within the home 73% 76% - No toilet (open defecation) 27% 24% - Tap water 93% 43% - Drinking water within premises 90% 86% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 84% 58% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 14% 38% - Use banking services 79% 80% - Television 93% 88% - Mobile phone 82% 78% - Computer with internet 2% 4% - Two-wheeler 51% 52% - Car / jeep / van 7% 12% - None of these assets 2% 2% - Own their home 93% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chukhiara? ■ Chukhiara · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.4% 82.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 958 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1263 893 - Working population 18.9% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 83.0% for women. 35% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 21 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 34 (15%) · ■ Household industry 24 (11%) · ■ Other work 142 (64%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jalandhar - I - Kupur 1,260 people - Diwali 1,244 people - Isharwal 1,227 people - Hazara 1,204 people - Mander (470 1,139 people - Puranpur 1,135 people - Kathar 1,134 people - Phulpur 1,111 people All 138 villages in Jalandhar - I ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chukhiara? 144106 - How far is Chukhiara from Jalandhar? 32 km by road - What is the population of Chukhiara? 1,176 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chukhiara in? Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chukhiara? 88.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/chukhiara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.