# Cholta Khurd Village, Kharar – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/cholta-khurd/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Cholta Khurd Cholta Khurd is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,524 people in 304 households**, the 21st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,524people (2011) - 304households - 81.4%literacy - 140301PIN code ## Cholta Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cholta Khurd is 140301.** Cholta Khurd falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140301 - Gram panchayatCholta Khurd - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039117 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cholta Khurd from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)14 km by road - Kharar (nearest town)5 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 Cholta Khurd? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Cholta Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Kharar - ○Degree college5–10 km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Cholta Khurd known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and vegetables**. About 90% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Cholta Khurd Of every 100 households in Cholta Khurd in 2011, 95 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Cholta Khurd · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****59%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **39% Tap water ****50%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **53% Use banking services ****72%** **74% Television ****71%** **84% Mobile phone ****82%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Cholta Khurd? ■ Cholta Khurd · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **834 Working population ****28.7%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 77.4% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (16%) · **■** Household industry 34 (8%) · **■** Other work 221 (50%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%) 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 Kharar - Fatehpur1,789 people - Barauli1,770 people - Rurkee Pukhta1,664 people - Bhago Majra1,600 people - Bajheri1,518 people - Shakrullapur1,502 people - Chudiala1,498 people - Hoshiarpur1,482 people [All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cholta Khurd?140301 - How far is Cholta Khurd from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?14 km by road - What is the population of Cholta Khurd?1,524 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cholta Khurd in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Cholta Khurd?81.4% (Census 2011)