# Khichian Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/khichian/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Khichian Khichian is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,860 people in 391 households**, the 30th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 1,860people (2011) - 391households - 85.1%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Khichian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khichian is 144214.** Khichian falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatKhichian - Community development blockMukerian - Census village code031137 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khichian from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)63 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)1 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 Khichian? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Khichian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - 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 Khichian known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Khichian Of every 100 households in Khichian in 2011, 95 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Khichian · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****54%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **56% Tap water ****30%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **44% Use banking services ****63%** **84% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****82%** **73% Computer with internet ****5%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **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 Khichian? ■ Khichian · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **851 Working population ****25.1%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 79.0% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 401 (86%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%) 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 - Chingar Wan1,967 people - Jandwal1,956 people - Siparian1,956 people - Dhanoya1,895 people - Attalgarh1,856 people - Ghagwal1,798 people - Mansurpur1,786 people - Raili1,778 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khichian?144214 - How far is Khichian from Hoshiarpur?63 km by road - What is the population of Khichian?1,860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khichian in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Khichian?85.1% (Census 2011)