# Shezada Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/shezada/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Shezada Shezada is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143604**. The 2011 Census counted **837 people in 161 households**, the 56th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 837people (2011) - 161households - 74.4%literacy - 143604PIN code ## Shezada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shezada is 143604.** Shezada falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143604 - Gram panchayatShezada - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028979 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shezada from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)47 km by road - Dera Baba Nanak (nearest town)10 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 Shezada? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shezada; 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 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Singhpura - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Shezada known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 83% of the 530 hectares of village land is sown, and 433 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 Shezada Of every 100 households in Shezada in 2011, 99 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Shezada · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****70%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **40% Tap water ****2%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **58% Use banking services ****49%** **57% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****85%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****52%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Shezada? ■ Shezada · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **804 Working population ****30.9%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 69.3% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (29%) · **■** Marginal 25 (10%) 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 - Dhilwan911 people - Ransinke Tilla866 people - Gillanwali857 people - Dhesian848 people - Paracha793 people - Talwandi Hinduan791 people - Abdal784 people - Tarpala770 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 Shezada?143604 - How far is Shezada from Gurdaspur?47 km by road - What is the population of Shezada?837 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shezada in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shezada?74.4% (Census 2011)