# Chaundheri Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/chaundheri/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Chaundheri Chaundheri is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,137 people in 236 households**, the 67th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,137people (2011) - 236households - 81.2%literacy - 140501PIN code ## Chaundheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chaundheri is 140501.** Chaundheri falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140501 - Gram panchayatChaundheri - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039314 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaundheri from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)35 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)13 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 Chaundheri? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chaundheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lalru - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lalru - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Lalru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Chaundheri known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 82% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Chaundheri Of every 100 households in Chaundheri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chaundheri · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****54%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **42% Tap water ****69%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **59% Use banking services ****92%** **60% Television ****88%** **80% Mobile phone ****84%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****70%** **89% 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 Chaundheri? ■ Chaundheri · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****705** **801 Working population ****33.2%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 72.2% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 75 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 279 (74%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%) 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 Dera Bassi - Kheri Jattan1,176 people - Tiwana1,170 people - Mehmadpur1,165 people - Barana1,139 people - Jastana Khurd1,118 people - Hassanpur1,111 people - Ramgarh Urf Rurki1,101 people - Khaspur1,099 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chaundheri?140501 - How far is Chaundheri from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?35 km by road - What is the population of Chaundheri?1,137 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaundheri in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chaundheri?81.2% (Census 2011)