# Shahura Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/shahura/ Village · Ajnala, Amritsar # Shahura Shahura is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **140309**. The 2011 Census counted **2,573 people in 496 households**, the 31st largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 2,573people (2011) - 496households - 58.2%literacy - 140309PIN code ## Shahura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shahura is 140309.** Shahura falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code140309 - Gram panchayatShahura - Community development blockChogawan - Census village code037302 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahura from nearby towns? - Ajnala (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)30 km by road - Raja Sansi (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 Shahura? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shahura; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mananwala - ○Degree college10+ km · Ajnala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajnala - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Shahura known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 82% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown, and 653 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 Shahura Of every 100 households in Shahura in 2011, 72 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Shahura · ■ Ajnala rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **90% Toilet within the home ****45%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **46% Tap water ****6%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **75% Use banking services ****31%** **46% Television ****66%** **75% Mobile phone ****65%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****8%** **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 Shahura? ■ Shahura · ■ Ajnala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **845 Working population ****30.5%** **37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 54.3% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 443 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (25%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (15%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%) 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 - Mananwala2,653 people - Kohala2,627 people - Mehlanwala2,610 people - Chak Dogran2,585 people - Malu Nangal2,552 people - Vanieyke2,509 people - Tera Rajputan2,502 people - Karyal2,498 people [All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shahura?140309 - How far is Shahura from Amritsar?30 km by road - What is the population of Shahura?2,573 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahura in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shahura?58.2% (Census 2011)