# Parjian Kalan Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/parjian-kalan/ Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Parjian Kalan Parjian Kalan is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144041**. The 2011 Census counted **1,569 people in 295 households**, the 18th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,569people (2011) - 295households - 79.1%literacy - 144041PIN code ## Parjian Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parjian Kalan is 144041.** Parjian Kalan falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144041 - Gram panchayatParjian Kalan - Community development blockShahkot - Census village code029724 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parjian Kalan from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)44 km by road - Shahkot (nearest town)11 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 Parjian Kalan? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Parjian Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahkot - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahkot - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Parjian Kalan known for? The main crops are **potato, maize and vegetables**. About 93% of the 579 hectares of village land is sown, and 537 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 Parjian Kalan Of every 100 households in Parjian Kalan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Parjian Kalan · ■ Shahkot rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****65%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **26% Tap water ****58%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **56% Use banking services ****97%** **71% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****88%** **81% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****54%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****91%** **96% 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 Parjian Kalan? ■ Parjian Kalan · ■ Shahkot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **862 Working population ****34.4%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 74.9% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (24%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 233 (43%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Shahkot - Mandala1,699 people - Sohal Jagir1,643 people - Nangal Ambian1,582 people - Talwandi Madho1,574 people - Billi Chaharmi1,537 people - Pipli1,496 people - Sindhar1,486 people - Kakar Kalan1,456 people [All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parjian Kalan?144041 - How far is Parjian Kalan from Jalandhar?44 km by road - What is the population of Parjian Kalan?1,569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parjian Kalan in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Parjian Kalan?79.1% (Census 2011)