# Chuhar Village, Nakodar, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/chuhar/ Village · Nakodar, Jalandhar # Chuhar Chuhar is a village in Nakodar sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144623**. The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 250 households**, the 56th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,231people (2011) - 250households - 76.0%literacy - 144623PIN code ## Chuhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chuhar is 144623.** Chuhar falls in Nakodar sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144623 - Gram panchayatChuhar - Community development blockNakodar - Census village code029876 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chuhar from nearby towns? - Nakodar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)25 km by road - Nakodar (nearest town)12 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 Chuhar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chuhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nakodar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Chuhar known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and rice**. About 90% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Chuhar Of every 100 households in Chuhar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Chuhar · ■ Nakodar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****81%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **21% Tap water ****30%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%** **49% Use banking services ****84%** **72% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****93%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **12% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Chuhar? ■ Chuhar · ■ Nakodar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **906 Working population ****33.7%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 72.4% for women. 53% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 71 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (30%) · **■** Other work 206 (50%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%) 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 Nakodar - Udhowal1,339 people - Mehsampur1,287 people - Kang Sahibrai1,260 people - Dherian1,242 people - Talwandi Salem1,222 people - Ladhran1,218 people - Baloki1,176 people - Chak Khurd1,176 people [All 147 villages in Nakodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chuhar?144623 - How far is Chuhar from Jalandhar?25 km by road - What is the population of Chuhar?1,231 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chuhar in?Jalandhar district (Nakodar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chuhar?76.0% (Census 2011)