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

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Variah

Variah is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142044**. The 2011 Census counted **820 people in 165 households**, the 99th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 820people (2011)
- 165households
- 76.3%literacy
- 142044PIN code

## Variah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Variah is 142044.** Variah falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142044
- Gram panchayatVariah
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034324

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

## How far is Variah from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Makhu (nearest town)2 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 Variah?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Variah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Variah known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and vegetables**. About 82% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Variah

Of every 100 households in Variah in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Variah · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**25%

Tap water ****2%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**72%

Use banking services ****84%**

**58%

Television ****85%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**12%

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

**4%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Variah?

■ Variah · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**854

Working population ****28.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (17%) · **■** Marginal 127 (55%)

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

- Jhanda Bagga Purana865 people
- Mahmudwala851 people
- Butewala829 people
- Padhri828 people
- Holanwali818 people
- Laluwala808 people
- Killi Bodla805 people
- Lalleh785 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Variah?142044
- How far is Variah from Firozpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Variah?820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Variah in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Variah?76.3% (Census 2011)