# Faraur Village, Khamanon, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/khamanon/faraur/ Village · Khamanon, Fatehgarh Sahib # Faraur Faraur is a village in Khamanon sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,597 people in 486 households**, the 2nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 2,597people (2011) - 486households - 77.3%literacy - 140101PIN code ## Faraur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Faraur is 140101.** Faraur falls in Khamanon sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code140101 - Gram panchayatFaraur - Community development blockKhamanon - Census village code032942 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Faraur from nearby towns? - Khamanon (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)25 km by road - Khamanon (nearest town)4 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 Faraur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Faraur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Fategarh Sahib - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Faraur known for? The main crops are **shugarcane**. Products made here include gur. About 91% of the 719 hectares of village land is sown, and 656 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 Faraur Of every 100 households in Faraur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Faraur · ■ Khamanon rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****69%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **14% Tap water ****37%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **92% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **52% Use banking services ****53%** **70% Television ****80%** **86% Mobile phone ****72%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****49%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **14% None of these assets ****3%** **2% Own their home ****94%** **97% 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 Faraur? ■ Faraur · ■ Khamanon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771** **821 Working population ****29.8%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 71.4% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 366 (47%) · **■** Marginal 150 (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 Khamanon - Sanghol5,850 people - Bhari2,445 people - Hawara2,210 people - Chari2,194 people - Nanowal1,818 people [All 73 villages in Khamanon](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/khamanon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Faraur?140101 - How far is Faraur from Fatehgarh Sahib?25 km by road - What is the population of Faraur?2,597 (Census 2011) - Which district is Faraur in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Khamanon sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Faraur?77.3% (Census 2011)