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

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Chawinda

Chawinda is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144701**. The 2011 Census counted **145 people in 32 households**, the 164th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 145people (2011)
- 32households
- 67.2%literacy
- 144701PIN code

## Chawinda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chawinda is 144701.** Chawinda falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144701
- Gram panchayatBilli Chao
- Community development blockNakodar
- Census village code029850

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

## How far is Chawinda from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)31 km by road
- Shahkot (nearest town)17 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 Chawinda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chawinda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Billi Chao
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talwandi Mado
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Chawinda known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and rice**. About 95% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Chawinda

Of every 100 households in Chawinda in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Chawinda · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**26%

Tap water ****53%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**56%

Use banking services ****50%**

**71%

Television ****62%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**12%

None of these assets ****19%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chawinda?

■ Chawinda · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**862

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (54%) · **■** Other work 9 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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

- Mubarakpur187 people
- Yusafpur Allewal179 people
- Janian Chahal177 people
- Naurangpur157 people
- Mundi Kasu117 people
- Mirpur Saidan108 people
- Gadaipur102 people
- Talwara85 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chawinda?144701
- How far is Chawinda from Jalandhar?31 km by road
- What is the population of Chawinda?145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chawinda in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chawinda?67.2% (Census 2011)