# Chhokran Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/chhokran/ Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur # Chhokran Chhokran is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,180 people in 245 households**, the 97th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,180people (2011) - 245households - 75.7%literacy - 148023PIN code ## Chhokran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhokran is 148023.** Chhokran falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148023 - Gram panchayatChhokran - Community development blockMalerkotla-I - Census village code039483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhokran from nearby towns? - Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)45 km by road - Malerkotla (nearest town)10 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 Chhokran? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chhokran; 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 schoolunder 5 km · Khanpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Chhokran known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta and gur. About 96% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 305 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 Chhokran Of every 100 households in Chhokran in 2011, 94 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Chhokran · ■ Malerkotla rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **97% Toilet within the home ****78%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **12% Tap water ****8%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **60% Use banking services ****58%** **63% Television ****82%** **78% Mobile phone ****72%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **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 Chhokran? ■ Chhokran · ■ Malerkotla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **844 Working population ****30.1%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 70.4% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 169 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 90 (25%) · **■** Marginal 64 (18%) 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 - Hussainpura1,219 people - Umarpura1,213 people - Naro Majra1,208 people - Bhaini Kalan1,184 people - Badla1,164 people - Bhumsi1,164 people - Ahan Kheri1,160 people - Dhano1,146 people [All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhokran?148023 - How far is Chhokran from Sangrur?45 km by road - What is the population of Chhokran?1,180 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhokran in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chhokran?75.7% (Census 2011)