# Chhokran Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Phillaur, Jalandhar 

# Chhokran

Chhokran is a village in Phillaur sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144029**. The 2011 Census counted **2,298 people in 506 households**, the 33rd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 2,298people (2011)
- 506households
- 80.3%literacy
- 144029PIN code

## Chhokran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhokran is 144029.** Chhokran falls in Phillaur sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144029
- Gram panchayatChhokran
- Community development blockPhillaur
- Census village code030164

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

## How far is Chhokran from nearby towns?

- Phillaur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Phillaur (nearest town)11 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 Chhokran?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Chhokran; 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 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Moron
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakdana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phagwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Chhokran known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 87% of the 388 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 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 Chhokran

Of every 100 households in Chhokran in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Chhokran · ■ Phillaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

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

**78%

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

**22%

Tap water ****2%**

**34%

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

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**54%

Use banking services ****80%**

**78%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**12%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Chhokran?

■ Chhokran · ■ Phillaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**882

Working population ****31.9%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 75.4% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (12%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 470 (64%) · **■** Marginal 60 (8%)

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

- Partappura2,770 people
- Gohawar2,645 people
- Kot Badal Khan2,600 people
- Muthadda Kalan2,400 people
- Thala2,251 people
- Powadra2,221 people
- Dhesian Sang2,122 people
- Mandi2,121 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhokran?144029
- How far is Chhokran from Jalandhar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chhokran?2,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhokran in?Jalandhar district (Phillaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chhokran?80.3% (Census 2011)