# Chilla Village, SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/chilla/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Chilla Chilla is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140306**. The 2011 Census counted **756 people in 130 households**, the 52nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 756people (2011) - 130households - 88.3%literacy - 140306PIN code ## Chilla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chilla is 140306.** Chilla falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140306 - Gram panchayatChilla - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039188 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chilla from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)10 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town)3 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 Chilla? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Chilla; 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bakarpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mohali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)13 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 Chilla known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 94% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Chilla Of every 100 households in Chilla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 87 a two-wheeler and 49 a car. ■ Chilla · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****84%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **27% Tap water ****20%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **44% Use banking services ****96%** **70% Television ****97%** **82% Mobile phone ****94%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****87%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****49%** **15% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chilla? ■ Chilla · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643** **833 Working population ****40.1%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 84.4% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (6%) · **■** Household industry 37 (12%) · **■** Other work 66 (22%) · **■** Marginal 33 (11%) 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 - Sukhgarh860 people - Manakpur Kallar826 people - Bathlana796 people - Dhelpur770 people - Dharamgarh738 people - Maujpur714 people - Chapar Chiri Khurd706 people - Kurara694 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 Chilla?140306 - How far is Chilla from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?10 km by road - What is the population of Chilla?756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chilla in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chilla?88.3% (Census 2011)