# Chaharke Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/chaharke/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Chaharke Chaharke is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,547 people in 288 households**, the 41st largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,547people (2011) - 288households - 77.6%literacy - 144201PIN code ## Chaharke PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chaharke is 144201.** Chaharke falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144201 - Gram panchayatChaharke - Community development blockBhogpur - Census village code030631 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaharke from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)30 km by road - Bhogpur (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 Chaharke? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chaharke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhogpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhogpur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhogpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Chaharke known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, rice and maize**. About 92% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 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 Chaharke Of every 100 households in Chaharke in 2011, 98 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Chaharke · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****62%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **26% Tap water ****2%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **33% Use banking services ****90%** **75% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****71%** **80% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****54%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **13% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **92% 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 Chaharke? ■ Chaharke · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****642** **881 Working population ****33.5%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 72.3% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 127 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (17%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 172 (33%) · **■** Marginal 115 (22%) 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 - II - Rahimpur1,712 people - Sammipur1,664 people - Nijjran1,643 people - Kala Bahian1,553 people - Lallian Kalan1,528 people - Kohala1,527 people - Butran1,516 people - Dingrian1,478 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chaharke?144201 - How far is Chaharke from Jalandhar?30 km by road - What is the population of Chaharke?1,547 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaharke in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chaharke?77.6% (Census 2011)