# Surja Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Phillaur, Jalandhar 

# Surja

Surja is a village in Phillaur sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144409**. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 139 households**, the 160th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 690people (2011)
- 139households
- 75.2%literacy
- 144409PIN code

## Surja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surja is 144409.** Surja falls in Phillaur sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144409
- Gram panchayatSurja
- Community development blockRurka Kalan
- Census village code030212

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Surja from nearby towns?

- Phillaur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Goraya (nearest town)5 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 Surja?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Surja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhesian Sang
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Desian Sang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phagwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 · 12 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 Surja known for?

The main crops are **wheat, cotton and sugarcane**. About 92% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Surja

Of every 100 households in Surja in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Surja · ■ Phillaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**22%

Tap water ****69%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**54%

Use banking services ****73%**

**78%

Television ****93%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**12%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Surja?

■ Surja · ■ Phillaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**882

Working population ****30.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 71.6% for women. 60% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (7%) · **■** Other work 124 (59%)

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 Phillaur

- Nahal714 people
- Pandori Jagir711 people
- Bhandal Buta709 people
- Bansian691 people
- Bhattian687 people
- Sangha Khalsa674 people
- Lalian657 people
- Shampur654 people

[All 236 villages in Phillaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surja?144409
- How far is Surja from Jalandhar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Surja?690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surja in?Jalandhar district (Phillaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Surja?75.2% (Census 2011)