# Chakrala Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab)

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Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar 

# Chakrala

Chakrala is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144801**. The 2011 Census counted **654 people in 134 households**, the 140th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 654people (2011)
- 134households
- 77.5%literacy
- 144801PIN code

## Chakrala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakrala is 144801.** Chakrala falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144801
- Gram panchayatChakrala
- Community development blockJalandhar
- Census village code030498

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chakrala from nearby towns?

- Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kartarpur (nearest town)9 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 Chakrala?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chakrala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ball
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube 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 Chakrala known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and rice**. About 90% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Chakrala

Of every 100 households in Chakrala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Chakrala · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**26%

Tap water ****50%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**33%

Use banking services ****72%**

**75%

Television ****92%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****63%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**13%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Chakrala?

■ Chakrala · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**881

Working population ****30.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 74.5% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (22%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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

- Faridpur663 people
- Chak Shakur660 people
- Brahampur659 people
- Talwandi Bhilan658 people
- Mangeki654 people
- Tandi650 people
- Lambri644 people
- Desalpur643 people

[All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakrala?144801
- How far is Chakrala from Jalandhar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chakrala?654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakrala in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chakrala?77.5% (Census 2011)