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{{For|village in Jalandhar District|Chhokran}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chhokran
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.0742668|N|76.1292081|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar]]
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 251
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 844<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=35356|title=Chhokran Population per Census India|work=[[2011 Census of India]]}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 409/435 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144514
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code = 01823
| iso_code = IN-PB
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Nawanshahr]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-villagedirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_03.pdf|title=All India Pincode Directory|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|nawanshahr.nic.in}}
}}

'''Chhokran''' is a village in [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|7.7|km}} away from postal head office [[Nawanshahr]], {{convert|4.6|km}} from [[Rahon]], {{convert|13|km}} from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and {{convert|87|km}} from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is administrated by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|title=List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district|work=nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette)|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510104814/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf#|archive-date=10 May 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Demography ==
As of 2011, Chhokran has a total number of 209 houses and population of 844 of which 409 include are males while 435 are females according to the report published by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]]. The [[Literacy|literacy rate]] of Chhokran is 81.05%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 100 which is 11.85% of total population of Chhokran, and [[child sex ratio]] is approximately 1326 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=103437|title=Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)|work=pib.nic.in}}</ref>

Most of the people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 25.83% of total population in Chhokran. The town does not have any [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<ref name=census />

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 576 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Chhokran which includes 275 males and 301 females. According to census survey report 2011, 94.62% workers describe their work as main work and 5.38% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing [[livelihood]] for less than 6 months.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0305_PART_B_DCHB%20_SAHID%20BHAGAT%20SINGH%20NAGAR.pdf|title=District Census Handbook SBS Nagar|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed primary school founded in 1955.<ref name="SBSNP">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbsnagarpolice.com/Forms/School%20College%20of%20SBS%20Nagar.pdf|title=List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district|work=sbsnagarpolice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/gps-chhokran/03060402101|title=Details about GPS Chhokran School |work=icbse.com}}</ref> The schools provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssapunjab.org/mdm/|title=Mid Day Meal Society|work=ssapunjab.org}}</ref> and the meal prepared in school premises. As per [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] the school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14.

KC Engineering College and Doaba Khalsa Trust Group Of Institutions are the nearest colleges.<ref name="SBSNP" /> Industrial Training Institute for women (ITI Nawanshahr) is {{convert|5|km}} away from the village. [[Lovely Professional University]] is {{convert|52|km}} away from the village.

== Transport ==
Nawanshahr railway station is the nearest train station however, [[Garhshankar]] Junction railway station is {{convert|19|km}} away from the village. [[Sahnewal Airport]] is the nearest domestic airport which located {{convert|51|km}} away in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is {{convert|160|km}} away in [[Amritsar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Chhokran,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Nawanshahr+Railway+Station,+Railway+Road,+Guru+Ravidas+Nagar,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Chhokran,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Garhshankar+Junction,+Garhshankar-Hoshiarpur+Road,+Garhshankar,+Punjab/Chhokran,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Ludhiana+Airport,+Ludhiana,+Punjab/Chhokran,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Sri+Guru+Ram+Dass+Jee+International+Airport,+Ajnala+Rd,+Rajasansi,+Amritsar,+Punjab+143101/@31.2760533,74.9400889,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m50!4m49!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abcdf38289479:0x3f15e32e3f5330e9!2m2!1d76.1338073!2d31.074627!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abdc00733d547:0xb47c552bf41ad7ec!2m2!1d76.1089072!2d31.1216023!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abcdf38289479:0x3f15e32e3f5330e9!2m2!1d76.1338073!2d31.074627!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abf70c8ccbed7:0xe1194be2a5ffb5d8!2m2!1d76.1385636!2d31.2240694!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abcdf38289479:0x3f15e32e3f5330e9!2m2!1d76.1338073!2d31.074627!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a83a8f16dc85d:0x4d81be91b95ee708!2m2!1d75.9569956!2d30.8505353!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abcdf38289479:0x3f15e32e3f5330e9!2m2!1d76.1338073!2d31.074627!1m5!1m1!1s0x39196609c25343eb:0x2284aab8b51ba16d!2m2!1d74.8066719!2d31.7055209!3e0|title=Distance from Chhokran (Multiple routes)|work= Google Map}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of villages in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ Tourism of Punjab] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103144903/http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ |date=3 January 2019 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180203101840/http://punjabcensus.gov.in/ Census of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231343/http://cept.gov.in/lbpsd/placesearch.aspx Locality Based PINCode]

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[[Category:Villages in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]]

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