# Asafpur Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/asafpur/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Asafpur Asafpur is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144227**. The 2011 Census counted **825 people in 177 households**, the 117th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 825people (2011) - 177households - 85.9%literacy - 144227PIN code ## Asafpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asafpur is 144227.** Asafpur falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144227 - Gram panchayatAsafpur Patti Tiba Tibian - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031109 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asafpur from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)66 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)8 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 Asafpur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Asafpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Badhalian - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghagwal - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Asafpur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 60% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Asafpur Of every 100 households in Asafpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Asafpur · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****46%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **56% Tap water ****88%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **44% Use banking services ****73%** **84% Television ****81%** **83% Mobile phone ****67%** **73% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Asafpur? ■ Asafpur · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1177** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1314** **851 Working population ****25.3%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 80.5% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 154 (74%) · **■** Marginal 24 (11%) 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 Mukerian - Daulowal859 people - Gujjar Katrala849 people - Beh Ranga845 people - Ittian836 people - Halerjanardhan825 people - Badhalian823 people - Beh Fattu819 people - Ban Karnpur818 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asafpur?144227 - How far is Asafpur from Hoshiarpur?66 km by road - What is the population of Asafpur?825 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asafpur in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Asafpur?85.9% (Census 2011)