# Chaunta Kalan Village, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/chaunta-kalan/ Village · Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar # Chaunta Kalan Chaunta Kalan is a village in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140116**. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 42 households**, the 139th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 282people (2011) - 42households - 83.6%literacy - 140116PIN code ## Chaunta Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chaunta Kalan is 140116.** Chaunta Kalan falls in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140116 - Gram panchayatChaunta Kalan - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038850 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaunta Kalan from nearby towns? - Chamkaur Sahib (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Chamkaur Sahib (nearest town)7 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 Chaunta Kalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chaunta Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kheri Salabatpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bela - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 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 Chaunta Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 78% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Chaunta Kalan Of every 100 households in Chaunta Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Chaunta Kalan · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****73%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **27% Tap water ****20%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **55% Use banking services ****83%** **77% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****83%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****61%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **12% None of these assets ****5%** **2% Own their home ****93%** **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 Chaunta Kalan? ■ Chaunta Kalan · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****541** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222** **849 Working population ****22.0%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 75.0% for women. 31% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 28 (45%) · **■** Other work 21 (34%) · **■** Marginal 13 (21%) 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 Chamkaur Sahib - Baman308 people - Chaunta Khurd305 people - Sangatpur299 people - Akbarpur295 people - Bangian264 people - Jasran263 people - Sultanpur262 people - Bara Gadhram258 people [All 191 villages in Chamkaur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chaunta Kalan?140116 - How far is Chaunta Kalan from Rupnagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Chaunta Kalan?282 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaunta Kalan in?Rupnagar district (Chamkaur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chaunta Kalan?83.6% (Census 2011)