# Mahar Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/mahar/ Village · Ajnala, Amritsar # Mahar Mahar is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143415**. The 2011 Census counted **1,370 people in 257 households**, the 101st largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 1,370people (2011) - 257households - 78.6%literacy - 143415PIN code ## Mahar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahar is 143415.** Mahar falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143415 - Gram panchayatMahar - Community development blockHarsa Chhina - Census village code037320 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahar from nearby towns? - Ajnala (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)25 km by road - Ajnala (nearest town)7 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 Mahar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajnala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Mahar known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 288 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 Mahar Of every 100 households in Mahar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Mahar · ■ Ajnala rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **90% Toilet within the home ****66%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **46% Tap water ****4%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **75% Use banking services ****61%** **46% Television ****87%** **75% Mobile phone ****80%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****53%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **7% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Mahar? ■ Mahar · ■ Ajnala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722** **845 Working population ****30.2%** **37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 73.2% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (8%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 181 (44%) · **■** Marginal 62 (15%) 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 - Madu Chhanga1,406 people - Mattey Nangal1,404 people - Mahammad Mundranwala1,396 people - Kaulowal1,385 people - Talwandi Rai Dado1,367 people - Hetampur1,366 people - Bhure Gill1,363 people - Thatta1,354 people [All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahar?143415 - How far is Mahar from Amritsar?25 km by road - What is the population of Mahar?1,370 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahar in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mahar?78.6% (Census 2011)