# Chhat Village, Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/chhat/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Chhat Chhat is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140506**. The 2011 Census counted **4,499 people in 845 households**, the 1st largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 4,499people (2011) - 845households - 75.7%literacy - 140506PIN code ## Chhat PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhat is 140506.** Chhat falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140506 - Gram panchayatChhat - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039367 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhat from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Zirakpur (nearest town)4 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 Chhat? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Chhat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Chhat known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 84% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Chhat Of every 100 households in Chhat in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Chhat · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****82%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **42% Tap water ****66%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **59% Use banking services ****52%** **60% Television ****86%** **80% Mobile phone ****84%** **72% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****50%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **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 Chhat? ■ Chhat · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **801 Working population ****39.9%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 67.9% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 168 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (8%) · **■** Household industry 71 (4%) · **■** Other work 820 (46%) · **■** Marginal 589 (33%) 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 - Hamayunpur3,068 people - Behra3,046 people - Jarout3,023 people - Dialpura3,013 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 Chhat?140506 - How far is Chhat from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Chhat?4,499 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhat in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chhat?75.7% (Census 2011)