# Chhuchhewal Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/chhuchhewal/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Chhuchhewal Chhuchhewal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144524**. The 2011 Census counted **530 people in 113 households**, the 113th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 530people (2011) - 113households - 77.8%literacy - 144524PIN code ## Chhuchhewal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhuchhewal is 144524.** Chhuchhewal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144524 - Gram panchayatChhuchhewal - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032522 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhuchhewal from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)27 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)16 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 Chhuchhewal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chhuchhewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pojewal - ○Degree college10+ km · Garh Shankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Shankar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Chhuchhewal known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and makki**. About 16% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Chhuchhewal Of every 100 households in Chhuchhewal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Chhuchhewal · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****32%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **49% Tap water ****100%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **60% Use banking services ****96%** **75% Television ****76%** **78% Mobile phone ****71%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chhuchhewal? ■ Chhuchhewal · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **861 Working population ****29.2%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 65.9% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (9%) · **■** Other work 96 (62%) · **■** Marginal 28 (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 Balachaur - Surapur548 people - Thathiala546 people - Mohan Majra543 people - Natha Nangal534 people - Nanowal528 people - Bachhwan523 people - Dhaktana522 people - Jitpur515 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 Chhuchhewal?144524 - How far is Chhuchhewal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?27 km by road - What is the population of Chhuchhewal?530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhuchhewal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chhuchhewal?77.8% (Census 2011)