# Chak Shakur Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/chak-shakur/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Chak Shakur Chak Shakur is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144201**. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 137 households**, the 137th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 660people (2011) - 137households - 78.7%literacy - 144201PIN code ## Chak Shakur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chak Shakur is 144201.** Chak Shakur falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144201 - Gram panchayatChak Shakur - Community development blockBhogpur - Census village code030628 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Shakur from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)40 km by road - Bhogpur (nearest town)11 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 Chak Shakur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Shakur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhogpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhogpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Chak Shakur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, rice and maize**. About 91% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Chak Shakur Of every 100 households in Chak Shakur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 72 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Chak Shakur · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **97% Toilet within the home ****68%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **26% Tap water ****18%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **33% Use banking services ****89%** **75% Television ****85%** **87% Mobile phone ****90%** **80% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****72%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **13% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****90%** **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 Chak Shakur? ■ Chak Shakur · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **881 Working population ****32.0%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 74.1% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (39%) · **■** Marginal 69 (33%) 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 - Chamiari674 people - Mansurpur674 people - Bahopur666 people - Faridpur663 people - Brahampur659 people - Talwandi Bhilan658 people - Chakrala654 people - Mangeki654 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chak Shakur?144201 - How far is Chak Shakur from Jalandhar?40 km by road - What is the population of Chak Shakur?660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Shakur in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chak Shakur?78.7% (Census 2011)