# Pachranga Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/pachranga/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Pachranga Pachranga is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,162 people in 226 households**, the 69th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,162people (2011) - 226households - 80.0%literacy - 144201PIN code ## Pachranga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pachranga is 144201.** Pachranga falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144201 - Gram panchayatPachranga - Community development blockBhogpur - Census village code030567 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pachranga from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)22 km by road - Bhogpur (nearest town)4 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 Pachranga? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Pachranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhogpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Pachranga known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 87% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Pachranga Of every 100 households in Pachranga in 2011, 94 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Pachranga · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **97% Toilet within the home ****68%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **26% Tap water ****27%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **33% Use banking services ****82%** **75% Television ****78%** **87% Mobile phone ****80%** **80% Computer with internet ****9%** **4% Two-wheeler ****43%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **13% None of these assets ****6%** **3% Own their home ****74%** **92% 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 Pachranga? ■ Pachranga · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079** **881 Working population ****45.7%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 74.3% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (41%) · **■** Marginal 173 (33%) 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 Jalandhar - II - Kotla1,191 people - Nangal Fida1,185 people - Chogawan1,183 people - Malian1,163 people - Madhopur1,159 people - Kuddowal1,154 people - Akhara1,148 people - Shafipur1,145 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pachranga?144201 - How far is Pachranga from Jalandhar?22 km by road - What is the population of Pachranga?1,162 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachranga in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Pachranga?80.0% (Census 2011)