# Pastana, Nilokheri, Karnal (Haryana) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Nilokheri, Karnal 

# Pastana

Pastana is a village in [Nilokheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/karnal/nilokheri/) sub-district of [Karnal](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/karnal/) district, [Haryana](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/), PIN code **132157**. The 2011 Census counted **1,817 people in 347 households**, the 33rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 1,817people (2011)
- 347households
- 65.6%literacy
- 132157PIN code

## Pastana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pastana is 132157.** Pastana falls in Nilokheri sub-district, Karnal district, Haryana.

- PIN code132157
- Gram panchayatPastana
- Community development blockNilokheri
- Census village code058986

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pastana from nearby towns?

- Nilokheri (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Karnal (district HQ)42 km by road
- Thanesar (nearest town)18 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 Pastana?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pastana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nigdhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thanesar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanesar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Pastana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and mustard**. Products made here include atta chakki and basket making. About 92% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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 Pastana

Of every 100 households in Pastana in 2011, 93 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pastana · ■ Nilokheri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**30%

Tap water ****78%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**58%

Use banking services ****44%**

**59%

Television ****75%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Pastana?

■ Pastana · ■ Nilokheri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**829

Working population ****31.0%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 56.5% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (53%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 131 (23%)

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 Nilokheri

- Jhanjhari2,225 people
- Jamba2,040 people
- Seedpur2,006 people
- Kalsi1,841 people
- Parwala1,799 people
- Dadupur1,768 people
- Sultanpur1,739 people
- Arja Heri1,637 people

[All 76 villages in Nilokheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/karnal/nilokheri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pastana?132157
- How far is Pastana from Karnal?42 km by road
- What is the population of Pastana?1,817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pastana in?Karnal district (Nilokheri sub-district), Haryana
- What is the literacy rate of Pastana?65.6% (Census 2011)
