# Saroya Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/saroya/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Saroya Saroya is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **558 people in 123 households**, the 189th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 558people (2011) - 123households - 82.4%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Saroya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saroya is 144214.** Saroya falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatSaroya - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031195 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saroya from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)81 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)13 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 Saroya? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Saroya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singo Katrala - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Saroya known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Saroya Of every 100 households in Saroya in 2011, 93 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Saroya · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **96% Toilet within the home ****40%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **56% Tap water ****33%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **44% Use banking services ****94%** **84% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****62%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Saroya? ■ Saroya · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136** **851 Working population ****25.8%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 79.9% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 41 (28%) · **■** Other work 96 (67%) · **■** Marginal 7 (5%) 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 - Bariah564 people - Sibochak564 people - Malkowal563 people - Patial560 people - Gagar548 people - Waziran548 people - Pind Sahibka547 people - Godho546 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saroya?144214 - How far is Saroya from Hoshiarpur?81 km by road - What is the population of Saroya?558 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saroya in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Saroya?82.4% (Census 2011)