# Jhander Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Jhander

Jhander is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,299 people in 418 households**, the 41st largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 2,299people (2011)
- 418households
- 69.5%literacy
- 143001PIN code

## Jhander PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhander is 143001.** Jhander falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143001
- Gram panchayatJhander
- Community development blockHarsa Chhina
- Census village code037411

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

## How far is Jhander from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ajnala (nearest town)8 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 Jhander?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Jhander; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sangatpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajnala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajnala
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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 Jhander known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 420 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 Jhander

Of every 100 households in Jhander in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Jhander · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**46%

Tap water ****13%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**75%

Use banking services ****52%**

**46%

Television ****78%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**7%

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

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Jhander?

■ Jhander · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**845

Working population ****30.9%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 67.0% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 202 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (7%) · **■** Other work 268 (38%) · **■** Marginal 194 (27%)

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 Ajnala

- Mohan Bhandari2,351 people
- Gujjarpura2,341 people
- Sangatpura2,337 people
- Barar2,318 people
- Chhiddan2,290 people
- Chak Misri Khan2,289 people
- Thoba2,288 people
- Tera Kalan2,271 people

[All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhander?143001
- How far is Jhander from Amritsar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Jhander?2,299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhander in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Jhander?69.5% (Census 2011)
