# Virk Khera Village, Malout, Muktsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/muktsar/malout/virk-khera/ Village · Malout, Muktsar # Virk Khera Virk Khera is a village in Malout sub-district of Muktsar district, Punjab, PIN code **152107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,696 people in 347 households**, the 75th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 1,696people (2011) - 347households - 60.2%literacy - 152107PIN code ## Virk Khera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virk Khera is 152107.** Virk Khera falls in Malout sub-district, Muktsar district, Punjab. - PIN code152107 - Gram panchayatVirk Khera - Community development blockMalout - Census village code035274 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virk Khera from nearby towns? - Malout (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Muktsar (district HQ)30 km by road - Malout (nearest town)8 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 Virk Khera? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Virk Khera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malout - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhapianwali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Virk Khera known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and cotton**. About 91% of the 528 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 Virk Khera Of every 100 households in Virk Khera in 2011, 99 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Virk Khera · ■ Malout rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****48%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **28% Tap water ****82%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **68% Use banking services ****40%** **51% Television ****64%** **73% Mobile phone ****60%** **73% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **14% None of these assets ****18%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Virk Khera? ■ Virk Khera · ■ Malout rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **846 Working population ****35.6%** **39.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 50.6% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (13%) · **■** Marginal 70 (12%) 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 Malout - Shergarh Gian Singh1,857 people - Katorewala1,855 people - Karamgarh1,846 people - Bhalerian1,749 people - Ratta Khera1,609 people - Bhagwanpura1,596 people - Ghumar Khera1,582 people - Arniwala Waziran1,494 people [All 91 villages in Malout](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/muktsar/malout/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virk Khera?152107 - How far is Virk Khera from Muktsar?30 km by road - What is the population of Virk Khera?1,696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virk Khera in?Muktsar district (Malout sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Virk Khera?60.2% (Census 2011)