Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Janian Chahal Janian Chahal is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code 144003. The 2011 Census counted 177 people in 32 households, the 162nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 177 people (2011) - 32 households - 37.4% literacy - 144003 PIN code ## Janian Chahal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Janian Chahal is 144003. Janian Chahal falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144003 - Gram panchayat Janian - Community development block Lohian Khas - Census village code 029700 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Janian Chahal from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ) 80 km by road - Lohian Khass (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Janian Chahal? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Janian Chahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Janian Chahal - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Lohian Khass - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nakodar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lohian Shahkot - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Janian Chahal known for? The main crops are wheat, rice and maize. About 90% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Janian Chahal Of every 100 households in Janian Chahal in 2011, 41 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Janian Chahal · ■ Shahkot rural average - Electricity for lighting 41% 96% - Toilet within the home 41% 73% - No toilet (open defecation) 59% 26% - Tap water 0% 33% - Drinking water within premises 100% 77% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 40% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 56% - Use banking services 100% 71% - Television 41% 83% - Mobile phone 84% 81% - Computer with internet 0% 3% - Two-wheeler 36% 54% - Car / jeep / van 4% 12% - None of these assets 0% 4% - Own their home 41% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Janian Chahal? ■ Janian Chahal · ■ Shahkot rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 37.4% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 863 952 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 862 - Working population 41.8% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.8% for men and 34.4% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 20 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (72%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkot - Shergarh 204 people - Chachowal 187 people - Mubarakpur 187 people - Yusafpur Allewal 179 people - Naurangpur 157 people - Chawinda 145 people - Mundi Kasu 117 people - Mirpur Saidan 108 people All 179 villages in Shahkot ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Janian Chahal? 144003 - How far is Janian Chahal from Jalandhar? 80 km by road - What is the population of Janian Chahal? 177 (Census 2011) - Which district is Janian Chahal in? Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Janian Chahal? 37.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/janian-chahal-029700/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.