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Chogawan

Coordinates: 31°40′N 75°06′E / 31.667°N 75.100°E / 31.667; 75.100
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Chogawan village, the headquarters of Chogawan block, is situated around 20 km North West of Amritsar city. Chogawan is a predominantly rural block with 113 villages and shares a large border with neighbouring country Pakistan. It has a population of 148134 persons with around 27% of its population belonging to the Scheduled Castes. It has a low literacy rate of 59% as compared to 77% literacy rate of Amritsar district. The block has no industry and is infrastructurally backward as compared to other parts of the district. Majority of its population is engaged in farming.

31°40′N 75°06′E / 31.667°N 75.100°E / 31.667; 75.100