# Chachowal Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Chachowal

Chachowal is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144629**. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 37 households**, the 159th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 187people (2011)
- 37households
- 61.4%literacy
- 144629PIN code

## Chachowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chachowal is 144629.** Chachowal falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144629
- Gram panchayatChachowal
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029794

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

## How far is Chachowal from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)38 km by road
- Lohian Khass (nearest town)10 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 Chachowal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chachowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lohian Khass
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahkot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Chachowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and sarson**. Products made here include trolly. About 92% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Chachowal

Of every 100 households in Chachowal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Chachowal · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**26%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**77%

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

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**56%

Use banking services ****45%**

**71%

Television ****65%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**12%

None of these assets ****12%**

**4%

Own their home ****72%**

**96%

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 Chachowal?

■ Chachowal · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**862

Working population ****31.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 56.2% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (53%) · **■** Other work 16 (27%) · **■** Marginal 4 (7%)

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 Shahkot

- Janian272 people
- Pato Khurd267 people
- Langewal262 people
- Shergarh204 people
- Mubarakpur187 people
- Yusafpur Allewal179 people
- Janian Chahal177 people
- Naurangpur157 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chachowal?144629
- How far is Chachowal from Jalandhar?38 km by road
- What is the population of Chachowal?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chachowal in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chachowal?61.4% (Census 2011)