# Sehchandar Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/sehchandar/ Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar # Sehchandar Sehchandar is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,558 people in 303 households**, the 53rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 1,558people (2011) - 303households - 69.4%literacy - 143105PIN code ## Sehchandar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sehchandar is 143105.** Sehchandar falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143105 - Gram panchayatSehchandar - Community development blockVerka - Census village code037622 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sehchandar from nearby towns? - Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)8 km by road - Amritsar (nearest town)9 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 Sehchandar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sehchandar; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Amritsar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Sehchandar known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 71% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Sehchandar Of every 100 households in Sehchandar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Sehchandar · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****44%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **40% Tap water ****34%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **59% Use banking services ****29%** **42% Television ****81%** **82% Mobile phone ****70%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **7% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Sehchandar? ■ Sehchandar · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **824 Working population ****57.6%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 64.2% for women. 71% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (8%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 515 (57%) · **■** Marginal 172 (19%) 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 - Kotli Nasir Khan1,756 people - Kamboh1,751 people - Bhakna Khurd1,688 people - Othian1,649 people - Rakh Jhita1,513 people - Mehma1,484 people - Rampura1,439 people - Lahorimal1,435 people [All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sehchandar?143105 - How far is Sehchandar from Amritsar?8 km by road - What is the population of Sehchandar?1,558 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sehchandar in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sehchandar?69.4% (Census 2011)