# Darike Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/darike/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Darike Darike is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143119**. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 150 households**, the 104th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 860people (2011) - 150households - 75.1%literacy - 143119PIN code ## Darike PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Darike is 143119.** Darike falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143119 - Gram panchayatDarike - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037504 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darike from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)30 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)15 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 Darike? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Darike; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathu Nangal - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Darike known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and cattle feed**. Products made here include tractor trolley. About 93% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Darike Of every 100 households in Darike in 2011, 97 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Darike · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****63%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **36% Tap water ****2%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **57% Use banking services ****86%** **56% Television ****93%** **83% Mobile phone ****79%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****66%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **7% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Darike? ■ Darike · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704** **818 Working population ****34.7%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 68.4% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (33%) · **■** Marginal 37 (12%) 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 Amritsar -I - Mian Pandher948 people - Borewal Kang919 people - Chande914 people - Kotla Khurd897 people - Mago Soe836 people - Nawan Kot828 people - Alkare826 people - Bhullar Hans825 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Darike?143119 - How far is Darike from Amritsar?30 km by road - What is the population of Darike?860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darike in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Darike?75.1% (Census 2011)