# Sailan Village, Surankote, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/sailan/ Village · Surankote, Punch # Sailan Sailan is a village in Surankote sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,224 people in 358 households**, the 23rd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 2,224people (2011) - 358households - 46.1%literacy - 185102PIN code ## Sailan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sailan is 185102.** Sailan falls in Surankote sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185102 - Gram panchayatSailan - Community development blockBuffliaze - Census village code001262 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sailan from nearby towns? - Surankote (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Punch (district HQ)43 km by road - Surankote (nearest town)43 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 Sailan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sailan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Buflaiz - ○Degree college10+ km · Punch - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Sailan known for? The main crops are **wheat, maiza and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 22% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sailan Of every 100 households in Sailan in 2011, 52 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sailan · ■ Surankote rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **66% Toilet within the home ****9%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **86% Tap water ****42%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **89% Use banking services ****22%** **61% Television ****12%** **12% Mobile phone ****34%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **36% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Sailan? ■ Sailan · ■ Surankote rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **892 Working population ****58.4%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.9% for men and 35.1% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 718 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (2%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (13%) · **■** Marginal 378 (29%) 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 Surankote - Pamrote3,070 people - Dodi2,879 people - Dogey2,781 people - Traran Wali2,713 people - Behrangala2,204 people - Dandi Dhara1,965 people - Dundhak1,820 people - Dhara Mohara1,684 people [All 34 villages in Surankote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sailan?185102 - How far is Sailan from Punch?43 km by road - What is the population of Sailan?2,224 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sailan in?Punch district (Surankote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sailan?46.1% (Census 2011)