# Chahal Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) (2)

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Chahal

Chahal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **238 people in 52 households**, the 152nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 238people (2011)
- 52households
- 76.6%literacy
- 144522PIN code

## Chahal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chahal is 144522.** Chahal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144522
- Gram panchayatAima
- Community development blockBalachaur
- Census village code032371

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

## How far is Chahal from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)29 km by road
- Balachaur (nearest town)13 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 Chahal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pragpur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mutton
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rupnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Chahal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Chahal

Of every 100 households in Chahal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Chahal · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**49%

Tap water ****63%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**60%

Use banking services ****69%**

**75%

Television ****80%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**8%

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

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Chahal?

■ Chahal · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**861

Working population ****41.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 68.9% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (28%) · **■** Household industry 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 10 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Balachaur

- Raipur308 people
- Jeowal289 people
- Hassanpur Kalan285 people
- Roohno250 people
- Siana234 people
- Bela Tajowal216 people
- Kamalpur213 people
- Paragpur206 people

[All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chahal?144522
- How far is Chahal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?29 km by road
- What is the population of Chahal?238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chahal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chahal?76.6% (Census 2011)