# Ghiora Village, Samana, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/samana/ghiora/ Village · Samana, Patiala # Ghiora Ghiora is a village in Samana sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **147201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,548 people in 323 households**, the 27th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 1,548people (2011) - 323households - 57.9%literacy - 147201PIN code ## Ghiora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghiora is 147201.** Ghiora falls in Samana sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab. - PIN code147201 - Gram panchayatGhiora - Community development blockSanaur - Census village code036232 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghiora from nearby towns? - Samana (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Patiala (district HQ)32 km by road - Samana (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 Ghiora? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Ghiora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samana - ○Degree college5–10 km · Samana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patiala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ 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)10 h summer · 10 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 Ghiora known for? The main crops are **vegetables, paddy and wheat**. About 89% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 406 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 Ghiora Of every 100 households in Ghiora in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Ghiora · ■ Samana rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****70%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **21% Tap water ****38%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **66% Use banking services ****81%** **66% Television ****67%** **78% Mobile phone ****51%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **10% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Ghiora? ■ Ghiora · ■ Samana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **808 Working population ****41.3%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.5% for men and 52.8% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 170 (27%) · **■** Marginal 269 (42%) 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 Samana - Badanpur1,695 people - Kadrabad1,674 people - Gazipur1,654 people - Danipur1,642 people - Badshahpur1,524 people - Fatehpur1,488 people - Dhenthal1,463 people - Alampur1,441 people [All 73 villages in Samana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/samana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghiora?147201 - How far is Ghiora from Patiala?32 km by road - What is the population of Ghiora?1,548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghiora in?Patiala district (Samana sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ghiora?57.9% (Census 2011)