# Chau Majra Village, SAS Nagar – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/chau-majra/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Chau Majra Chau Majra is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140306**. The 2011 Census counted **989 people in 183 households**, the 44th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 989people (2011) - 183households - 82.2%literacy - 140306PIN code ## Chau Majra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chau Majra is 140306.** Chau Majra falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140306 - Gram panchayatChau Majra - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039199 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chau Majra from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)6 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town)6 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 Chau Majra? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chau Majra; 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 school5–10 km · Mohali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mohali - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Chau Majra known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 77% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Chau Majra Of every 100 households in Chau Majra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 77 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Chau Majra · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****74%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **27% Tap water ****1%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **44% Use banking services ****93%** **70% Television ****90%** **82% Mobile phone ****91%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****77%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **15% None of these assets ****0%** **2% Own their home ****98%** **85% 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 Chau Majra? ■ Chau Majra · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****485** **833 Working population ****30.5%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 79.0% for women. 53% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 274 (91%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 SAS Nagar - Rurka1,062 people - Baliali1,058 people - Baihrampur1,011 people - Jheur Heri991 people - Manana952 people - Landiali932 people - Raipur Khurd907 people - Sukhgarh860 people [All 85 villages in SAS Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chau Majra?140306 - How far is Chau Majra from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?6 km by road - What is the population of Chau Majra?989 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chau Majra in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chau Majra?82.2% (Census 2011)