Chhokran

Chhokran 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 (2.4 mi) away from census town Apra. Chhokran is located 45 km towards East from Jalandhar, 17.5 km (10.9 mi) from Phillaur and 120 km (75 mi) from Chandigarh. The nearest train station is situated 23 km (14 mi) away in Phillaur, nearest domestic airport is at Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 139 km (86 mi) away in Amritsar. The village has postal head office 1 km (0.62 mi) away in Moron.

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

Chhokran
Village
Chhokran
Location in Punjab, India
Chhokran
Chhokran (India)
Coordinates: 31.0890446°N 75.897778°E / 31.0890446; 75.897778
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
TehsilPhillaur
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,298[1]
 Sex ratio 1179/1119 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
 • Other spokenHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144029
Telephone code01826
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB 37
Post officeMoron
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

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)[2] and it is a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational school. The nearest high school located 1 km in Moron and 2 km away in Apra.

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References
  1. "Chhokran Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
  2. "Detail Of Total Schools As On 08-05-2016". indiawater.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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