# Parjian Khurd Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/parjian-khurd/ Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Parjian Khurd Parjian Khurd is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144041**. The 2011 Census counted **1,227 people in 227 households**, the 35th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,227people (2011) - 227households - 78.7%literacy - 144041PIN code ## Parjian Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parjian Khurd is 144041.** Parjian Khurd falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144041 - Gram panchayatDashmesh Nagar, Parjian Khurd - Community development blockShahkot - Census village code029723 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parjian Khurd from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)45 km by road - Shahkot (nearest town)12 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 Khurd? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Parjian Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parjian Kalan - ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahkot - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Khurd known for? The main crops are **potato, maize and vegetables**. About 91% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Parjian Khurd in 2011, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Parjian Khurd · ■ Shahkot rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****80%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **26% Tap water ****31%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **56% Use banking services ****94%** **71% Television ****89%** **83% Mobile phone ****94%** **81% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****66%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **12% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Khurd? ■ Parjian Khurd · ■ Shahkot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085** **862 Working population ****32.5%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 75.1% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 171 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (35%) · **■** Other work 80 (20%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%) 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 - Sichewali1,270 people - Lasuri1,243 people - Kang Kalan1,239 people - Kanian Kalan1,230 people - Rame1,218 people - Danewal1,172 people - Sadiqpur1,155 people - Chak Chela1,142 people [All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parjian Khurd?144041 - How far is Parjian Khurd from Jalandhar?45 km by road - What is the population of Parjian Khurd?1,227 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parjian Khurd in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Parjian Khurd?78.7% (Census 2011)