# Sharakpur Village, Nakodar, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/sharakpur/ Village · Nakodar, Jalandhar # Sharakpur Sharakpur is a village in Nakodar sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144043**. The 2011 Census counted **1,587 people in 336 households**, the 37th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,587people (2011) - 336households - 74.4%literacy - 144043PIN code ## Sharakpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sharakpur is 144043.** Sharakpur falls in Nakodar sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144043 - Gram panchayatSharakpur - Community development blockNakodar - Census village code029948 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sharakpur from nearby towns? - Nakodar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)30 km by road - Nakodar (nearest town)3 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 Sharakpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sharakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nakodar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nakodar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nakodar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 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 - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 8 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 Sharakpur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, mustard and wheat**. Products made here include darati and oil. About 79% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Sharakpur Of every 100 households in Sharakpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Sharakpur · ■ Nakodar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****75%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **21% Tap water ****82%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **49% Use banking services ****51%** **72% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****84%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****41%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **12% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****92%** **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 Sharakpur? ■ Sharakpur · ■ Nakodar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **906 Working population ****35.2%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 70.5% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 370 (66%) · **■** Marginal 72 (13%) 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 - Chak Vendal1,693 people - Rahimpur1,690 people - Bir Pind1,615 people - Khanpur Dhadda1,612 people - Mahunwal1,564 people - Tut1,549 people - Thabalke1,539 people - Mandiala1,538 people [All 147 villages in Nakodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sharakpur?144043 - How far is Sharakpur from Jalandhar?30 km by road - What is the population of Sharakpur?1,587 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sharakpur in?Jalandhar district (Nakodar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sharakpur?74.4% (Census 2011)