# 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 **2,763 people in 494 households**, the 16th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,763people (2011)
- 494households
- 69.5%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 blockRajpura
- Census village code037059

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)5 km by road
- Patiala (district HQ)32 km by road
- Rajpura (nearest town)6 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajpura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajpura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Chamaru known for?

The main crops are **rice, wheat and wheat**. About 87% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 369 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, 97 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chamaru · ■ Rajpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**28%

Tap water ****46%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**59%

Use banking services ****65%**

**57%

Television ****81%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**8%

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

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****69.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**834

Working population ****31.2%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (20%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 498 (58%) · **■** Marginal 33 (4%)

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

- Lohsimbli3,248 people
- Salempur Sekhan3,151 people
- Tepla3,029 people
- Dhamoli2,978 people
- Nalas Kalan2,631 people
- Thuha2,583 people
- Chapar2,534 people
- Madanpur2,515 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?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chamaru?2,763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamaru in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chamaru?69.5% (Census 2011)