# Chandigarh Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur 

# Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 13 households**, the 176th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 71people (2011)
- 13households
- 57.6%literacy
- 775females per 1,000 males

## Chandigarh PIN code and other codes

Chandigarh falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab.

- Gram panchayatChandigarh
- Community development blockMalerkotla-I
- Census village code039478

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chandigarh from nearby towns?

- Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sangrur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Malerkotla (nearest town)7 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 Chandigarh?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Chandigarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Khanpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maler Kotla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maler Kotla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- 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 Chandigarh known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta. About 89% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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 Chandigarh

Of every 100 households in Chandigarh in 2011, 85 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandigarh · ■ Malerkotla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**12%

Tap water ****31%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**60%

Use banking services ****54%**

**63%

Television ****69%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Chandigarh?

■ Chandigarh · ■ Malerkotla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****775**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**844

Working population ****26.8%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 60.7% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (5%) · **■** Other work 13 (68%) · **■** Marginal 4 (21%)

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 Malerkotla

- Ahmdabad189 people
- Dialpura188 people
- Chandu Raian151 people
- Chatriwala80 people
- Sampurangarh49 people
- Attaulapur32 people
- Mehmudabad24 people
- Bir Sherwani Kot22 people

[All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandigarh from Sangrur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Chandigarh?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandigarh in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chandigarh?57.6% (Census 2011)