# Gandhran Village, Nakodar, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/gandhran/ Village · Nakodar, Jalandhar # Gandhran Gandhran is a village in Nakodar sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144040**. The 2011 Census counted **2,039 people in 405 households**, the 22nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 2,039people (2011) - 405households - 75.4%literacy - 144040PIN code ## Gandhran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gandhran is 144040.** Gandhran falls in Nakodar sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144040 - Gram panchayatGandhran - Community development blockShahkot - Census village code029909 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandhran from nearby towns? - Nakodar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)30 km by road - Nakodar (nearest town)6 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 Gandhran? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhullar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nakodar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nakodar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Gandhran known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, mustard and wheat**. Products made here include oil. About 88% of the 552 hectares of village land is sown, and 478 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 Gandhran Of every 100 households in Gandhran in 2011, 96 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Gandhran · ■ Nakodar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****73%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **21% Tap water ****21%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **49% Use banking services ****62%** **72% Television ****92%** **86% Mobile phone ****81%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****46%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Gandhran? ■ Gandhran · ■ Nakodar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **906 Working population ****27.5%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 71.4% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 315 (56%) · **■** Marginal 48 (9%) 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 Nakodar - Chanian2,164 people - Bajuha Khurd2,096 people - Mundh2,068 people - Pandori Khas2,043 people - Nurpur1,993 people - Tahli1,889 people - Gohir1,888 people - Baghela1,822 people [All 147 villages in Nakodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandhran?144040 - How far is Gandhran from Jalandhar?30 km by road - What is the population of Gandhran?2,039 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandhran in?Jalandhar district (Nakodar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gandhran?75.4% (Census 2011)