# Nikko Sarai Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/nikko-sarai/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Nikko Sarai Nikko Sarai is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143511**. The 2011 Census counted **1,972 people in 401 households**, the 10th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 1,972people (2011) - 401households - 70.7%literacy - 143511PIN code ## Nikko Sarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nikko Sarai is 143511.** Nikko Sarai falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143511 - Gram panchayatNikko Sarai - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028947 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nikko Sarai from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)40 km by road - Dera Baba Nanak (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 Nikko Sarai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Nikko Sarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahpur Jajan - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Nikko Sarai known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 290 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 Nikko Sarai Of every 100 households in Nikko Sarai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Nikko Sarai · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **94% Toilet within the home ****44%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **40% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **58% Use banking services ****70%** **57% Television ****80%** **84% Mobile phone ****76%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **5% 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 Nikko Sarai? ■ Nikko Sarai · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **804 Working population ****32.1%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 66.0% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 174 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (18%) · **■** Marginal 286 (45%) 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 Dera Baba Nanak - Rahimabad2,529 people - Talwandi Rama2,433 people - Pabbarali2,206 people - Thetharke1,989 people - Raichak1,824 people - Jaurian Kalan1,744 people - Dehar1,732 people - Arli Bhan1,723 people [All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nikko Sarai?143511 - How far is Nikko Sarai from Gurdaspur?40 km by road - What is the population of Nikko Sarai?1,972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nikko Sarai in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Nikko Sarai?70.7% (Census 2011)