# Heir Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar 

# Heir

Heir is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143101**. The 2011 Census counted **3,611 people in 688 households**, the 22nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 3,611people (2011)
- 688households
- 76.2%literacy
- 143101PIN code

## Heir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Heir is 143101.** Heir falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143101
- Gram panchayatHeir
- Community development blockVerka
- Census village code037624

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

## How far is Heir from nearby towns?

- Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)7 km by road
- Amritsar (nearest town)10 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 Heir?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Heir; 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 6 · 6 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 6 · 6 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amritsar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Heir known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 70% of the 536 hectares of village land is sown, and 376 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 Heir

Of every 100 households in Heir in 2011, 97 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 29 a car.

■ Heir · ■ Amritsar- II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**40%

Tap water ****26%**

**16%

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

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**59%

Use banking services ****55%**

**42%

Television ****90%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****29%**

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Heir?

■ Heir · ■ Amritsar- II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**824

Working population ****43.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 72.5% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (12%) · **■** Household industry 94 (6%) · **■** Other work 584 (37%) · **■** Marginal 405 (26%)

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- II

- Jhita Kalan3,991 people
- Khasa3,951 people
- Muradpura3,683 people
- Basarke Gillan3,660 people
- Bal Khurd3,578 people
- Chicha3,383 people
- Mahawa3,333 people
- Khur Manian3,309 people

[All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Heir?143101
- How far is Heir from Amritsar?7 km by road
- What is the population of Heir?3,611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heir in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Heir?76.2% (Census 2011)