# Achan Chak Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Phillaur, Jalandhar 

# Achan Chak

Achan Chak is a village in Phillaur sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144022**. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 26 households**, the 212th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 138people (2011)
- 26households
- 78.1%literacy
- 144022PIN code

## Achan Chak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Achan Chak is 144022.** Achan Chak falls in Phillaur sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144022
- Gram panchayatBurj Pukhta
- Community development blockPhillaur
- Census village code030112

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

## How far is Achan Chak from nearby towns?

- Phillaur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Phillaur (nearest town)4 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 Achan Chak?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Achan Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Phillaur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Phillaur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nakodar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Achan Chak known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and rice**. About 87% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Achan Chak

Of every 100 households in Achan Chak in 2011, 71 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achan Chak · ■ Phillaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**22%

Tap water ****4%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**54%

Use banking services ****89%**

**78%

Television ****64%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**12%

None of these assets ****7%**

**3%

Own their home ****93%**

**91%

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 Achan Chak?

■ Achan Chak · ■ Phillaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**882

Working population ****63.0%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 72.9% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 39 (45%) · **■** Marginal 15 (17%)

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 Phillaur

- Bainapur200 people
- Khojpur145 people
- Fatehgarh Nihal142 people
- Sundar Tatar140 people
- Sadhara126 people
- Miranpur120 people
- Fatehgarh Lakha92 people
- Bajar86 people

[All 236 villages in Phillaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Achan Chak?144022
- How far is Achan Chak from Jalandhar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Achan Chak?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achan Chak in?Jalandhar district (Phillaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Achan Chak?78.1% (Census 2011)
