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

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Riar

Riar is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143606**. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 206 households**, the 168th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 958people (2011)
- 206households
- 78.2%literacy
- 143606PIN code

## Riar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Riar is 143606.** Riar falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143606
- Gram panchayatRiar
- Community development blockAjnala
- Census village code037424

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

## How far is Riar from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)27 km by road
- Ajnala (nearest town)2 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 Riar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Riar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ajnala
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ajnala
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ajnala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Riar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include darati. About 90% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Riar

Of every 100 households in Riar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Riar · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**46%

Tap water ****43%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**75%

Use banking services ****66%**

**46%

Television ****88%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****67%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**7%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Riar?

■ Riar · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726**

**845

Working population ****36.2%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 72.3% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (33%) · **■** Marginal 48 (14%)

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

- Boharwala977 people
- Rajjian972 people
- Saidpur Khurd970 people
- Saktu Nangal968 people
- Chak Bala949 people
- Vehra943 people
- Kotli Amb930 people
- Saidopura928 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Riar?143606
- How far is Riar from Amritsar?27 km by road
- What is the population of Riar?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riar in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Riar?78.2% (Census 2011)