Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar
# Kingra Chowala

Kingra Chowala is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code 144201. The 2011 Census counted 1,746 people in 327 households, the 35th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.
- 1,746 people (2011)
- 327 households
- 80.2% literacy
- 144201 PIN code

## Kingra Chowala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kingra Chowala is 144201. Kingra Chowala falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.
- PIN code 144201
- Gram panchayat Kingra Chowala
- Community development block Bhogpur
- Census village code 030572

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kingra Chowala from nearby towns?
- Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Bhogpur (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kingra Chowala?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kingra Chowala; 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
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage 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
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhogpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bhogpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bhogpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kingra Chowala known for?

The main crops are sugarcane, rice and maize. About 93% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 486 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kingra Chowala

Of every 100 households in Kingra Chowala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kingra Chowala · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 97%
- Toilet within the home 51% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 49% 26%
- Tap water 1% 36%
- Drinking water within premises 90% 86%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 52% 61%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 47% 33%
- Use banking services 79% 75%
- Television 87% 87%
- Mobile phone 70% 80%
- Computer with internet 2% 4%
- Two-wheeler 47% 51%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 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).

## What is the population of Kingra Chowala?

■ Kingra Chowala · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.2% 80.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 859 881
- Working population 30.9% 33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 75.4% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 151 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 151 (28%) · ■ Household industry 19 (4%) · ■ Other work 181 (34%) · ■ Marginal 37 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jalandhar - II
- Bhagwanpur 1,900 people
- Bullowal 1,801 people
- Chhotapind Alias Barapind 1,799 people
- Dhirpur 1,799 people
- Nahal 1,714 people
- Rahimpur 1,712 people
- Sammipur 1,664 people
- Nijjran 1,643 people

All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kingra Chowala? 144201
- How far is Kingra Chowala from Jalandhar? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Kingra Chowala? 1,746 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kingra Chowala in? Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kingra Chowala? 80.2% (Census 2011)

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