# Chonta Village, Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar 

# Chonta

Chonta is a village in Anandpur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140115**. The 2011 Census counted **637 people in 117 households**, the 113th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 637people (2011)
- 117households
- 76.8%literacy
- 140115PIN code

## Chonta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chonta is 140115.** Chonta falls in Anandpur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140115
- Gram panchayatChonta
- Community development blockNurpur Bedi
- Census village code038502

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

## How far is Chonta from nearby towns?

- Anandpur Sahib (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Rupnagar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Rupnagar (nearest town)15 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 Chonta?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garh Bagga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tibba Nangal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chonta known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and oil seed**. About 64% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Chonta

Of every 100 households in Chonta in 2011, 96 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chonta · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

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

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**52%

Tap water ****34%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**58%

Use banking services ****92%**

**75%

Television ****77%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**50%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Chonta?

■ Chonta · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**867

Working population ****28.6%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 68.6% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 65 (36%) · **■** Marginal 21 (12%)

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 Anandpur Sahib

- Kahanpur685 people
- Bassali665 people
- Mahrauli653 people
- Palahta643 people
- Jhajar632 people
- Raipur624 people
- Munna621 people
- Aulakh604 people

[All 190 villages in Anandpur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chonta?140115
- How far is Chonta from Rupnagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chonta?637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chonta in?Rupnagar district (Anandpur Sahib sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chonta?76.8% (Census 2011)