# Sekhwan Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Sekhwan

Sekhwan is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142050**. The 2011 Census counted **2,416 people in 443 households**, the 9th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 2,416people (2011)
- 443households
- 65.4%literacy
- 142050PIN code

## Sekhwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sekhwan is 142050.** Sekhwan falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142050
- Gram panchayatSekhwan
- Community development blockZira
- Census village code034438

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

## How far is Sekhwan from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Zira (nearest town)14 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 Sekhwan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sekhwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talwandi Bhai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Zira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Sekhwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 768 hectares of village land is sown, and 684 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 Sekhwan

Of every 100 households in Sekhwan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Sekhwan · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**25%

Tap water ****14%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**72%

Use banking services ****27%**

**58%

Television ****80%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**12%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sekhwan?

■ Sekhwan · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**854

Working population ****38.0%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 61.1% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 256 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (20%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 322 (35%) · **■** Marginal 130 (14%)

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 Zira

- Mansurpur Deva2,665 people
- Mahianwala Purana2,644 people
- Fatehgarh Sabrah2,459 people
- Lohke Kalan2,419 people
- Pir Mohamad2,392 people
- Bharana2,310 people
- Mundi Chhurimaran2,267 people
- Shianpari2,264 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sekhwan?142050
- How far is Sekhwan from Firozpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sekhwan?2,416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekhwan in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sekhwan?65.4% (Census 2011)