# Chamaru Village, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpura, Patiala 

# Chamaru

Chamaru is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **140401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,691 people in 314 households**, the 56th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,691people (2011)
- 314households
- 71.3%literacy
- 140401PIN code

## Chamaru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chamaru is 140401.** Chamaru falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab.

- PIN code140401
- Gram panchayatChamaru
- Community development blockGhanaur
- Census village code036854

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

## How far is Chamaru from nearby towns?

- Rajpura (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Patiala (district HQ)28 km by road
- Ghanaur (nearest town)2 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 Chamaru?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chamaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghanaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patiala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patiala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Chamaru known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and makki**. About 87% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Chamaru

Of every 100 households in Chamaru in 2011, 99 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chamaru · ■ Rajpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**28%

Tap water ****20%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**59%

Use banking services ****60%**

**57%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**8%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Chamaru?

■ Chamaru · ■ Rajpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**834

Working population ****31.6%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 60.7% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 252 (47%) · **■** Marginal 53 (10%)

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 Rajpura

- Kapuri1,731 people
- Uksi1,728 people
- Sandharsi1,705 people
- Lachhru Kalan1,703 people
- Khanpur Baring1,615 people
- Ali Majra1,575 people
- Jand Mangoli1,565 people
- Bhat Majra1,547 people

[All 243 villages in Rajpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamaru?140401
- How far is Chamaru from Patiala?28 km by road
- What is the population of Chamaru?1,691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamaru in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chamaru?71.3% (Census 2011)