# Sarchur Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/sarchur/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Sarchur Sarchur is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,989 people in 333 households**, the 72nd largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,989people (2011) - 333households - 71.4%literacy - 143602PIN code ## Sarchur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarchur is 143602.** Sarchur falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143602 - Gram panchayatSarchur - Community development blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028801 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarchur from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)50 km by road - Fathegarh Churian (nearest town)16 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 Sarchur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sarchur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghanieke Bangar - ○Degree college10+ km · Fathegarh Churian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011)8 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 Sarchur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 91% of the 536 hectares of village land is sown, and 490 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 Sarchur Of every 100 households in Sarchur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Sarchur · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **93% Toilet within the home ****57%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **36% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **56% Use banking services ****63%** **59% Television ****77%** **83% Mobile phone ****69%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Sarchur? ■ Sarchur · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **798 Working population ****30.6%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 66.1% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 292 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (26%) · **■** Marginal 45 (7%) 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 Batala - Nathpur2,025 people - Thatha2,022 people - Dhandoi2,015 people - Mandiala1,998 people - Sarwali1,987 people - Dialgarh1,981 people - Mahesh Dogar1,966 people - Vero Nangal1,963 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarchur?143602 - How far is Sarchur from Gurdaspur?50 km by road - What is the population of Sarchur?1,989 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarchur in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sarchur?71.4% (Census 2011)