# Gona Chak Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/gona-chak/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Gona Chak Gona Chak is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144001**. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 56 households**, the 201st largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 261people (2011) - 56households - 75.2%literacy - 144001PIN code ## Gona Chak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gona Chak is 144001.** Gona Chak falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144001 - Gram panchayatGona Chak - Community development blockJalandhar - Census village code030436 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gona Chak from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (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 Gona Chak? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Gona Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mand - ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Gona Chak known for? The main crops are **vegitables, rice and grain**. About 90% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Gona Chak Of every 100 households in Gona Chak in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 71 a two-wheeler and 25 a car. ■ Gona Chak · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****88%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **26% Tap water ****8%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **33% Use banking services ****83%** **75% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****88%** **80% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****71%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****25%** **13% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****93%** **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 Gona Chak? ■ Gona Chak · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500** **881 Working population ****58.6%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 71.8% for women. 70% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 69 (45%) 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 - Sohalpur305 people - Nangal Manohar292 people - Fazalpur289 people - Rasulpur Khurd285 people - Talwara253 people - Daudpur205 people - Malli Nangal173 people - Jalalwal167 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gona Chak?144001 - How far is Gona Chak from Jalandhar?18 km by road - What is the population of Gona Chak?261 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gona Chak in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gona Chak?75.2% (Census 2011)