# Sondha Chak Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab)

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Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar 

# Sondha Chak

Sondha Chak is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144201**. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 103 households**, the 158th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 532people (2011)
- 103households
- 78.5%literacy
- 144201PIN code

## Sondha Chak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sondha Chak is 144201.** Sondha Chak falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144201
- Gram panchayatSondha Chak
- Community development blockBhogpur
- Census village code030604

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

## How far is Sondha Chak from nearby towns?

- Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhogpur (nearest town)5 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 Sondha Chak?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sondha 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhulath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Sondha Chak known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, rice and maize**. About 90% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Sondha Chak

Of every 100 households in Sondha Chak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Sondha Chak · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**26%

Tap water ****60%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**33%

Use banking services ****91%**

**75%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**13%

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

**3%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sondha Chak?

■ Sondha Chak · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**881

Working population ****33.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (23%) · **■** Other work 101 (57%)

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

- Mamandpur600 people
- Sehjhangi592 people
- Alamgir588 people
- Ghugg572 people
- Dhamooli523 people
- Cholang513 people
- Nahal512 people
- Kurala509 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sondha Chak?144201
- How far is Sondha Chak from Jalandhar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sondha Chak?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sondha Chak in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sondha Chak?78.5% (Census 2011)