Chhokran

For village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district, see Chhokran, SBS Nagar.
Chhokran
ਛੋਕਰਾਂ
Village
Chhokran
Chhokran

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31°05′21″N 75°53′52″E / 31.0890446°N 75.897778°E / 31.0890446; 75.897778Coordinates: 31°05′21″N 75°53′52″E / 31.0890446°N 75.897778°E / 31.0890446; 75.897778
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Elevation 246 m (807 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 2,298[1]
  Sex ratio 1179/1119 /
Languages
  Official Punjabi
  Other spoken Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 144029
Telephone code 01826
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB 37
Post office Moron
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Chhokran (Punjabi: ਛੋਕਰਾਂ) is a village in Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. The village is administrated by Sarpanch who is elected representative of village. It is located 3.8 km away from census town Apra. Chhokran is located 45 km towards East from Jalandhar, 17.5 km from Phillaur and 120 km from Chandigarh. The nearest train station is situated 23 km away in Phillaur, nearest domestic airport is at Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 139 km away in Amritsar. The village has postal head office 1 km away in Moron.[2]

Caste

The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 50.87% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Education

The village has Government primary school (GPS)[3] and it is a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational school. The nearest high school located 1 km in Moron and 2 km away in Apra.

References

  1. "Chhokran Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
  2. "About the village". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. "Detail Of Total Schools As On 08-05-2016". indiawater.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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