# Pachranda Village, Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/pachranda/ Village · Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar # Pachranda Pachranda is a village in Anandpur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140117**. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 140 households**, the 106th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 696people (2011) - 140households - 78.2%literacy - 140117PIN code ## Pachranda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pachranda is 140117.** Pachranda falls in Anandpur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140117 - Gram panchayatPachranda - Community development blockNurpur Bedi - Census village code038380 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pachranda from nearby towns? - Anandpur Sahib (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)33 km by road - Anandpur Sahib (nearest town)10 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 Pachranda? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pachranda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhaj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Anandpur Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aggampur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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)18 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 Pachranda known for? The main crops are **wheat, oil seed and paddy**. Products made here include atta and oil. About 79% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Pachranda Of every 100 households in Pachranda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Pachranda · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****44%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **52% Tap water ****11%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **58% Use banking services ****91%** **75% Television ****77%** **77% Mobile phone ****87%** **78% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **4% 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 Pachranda? ■ Pachranda · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **867 Working population ****31.6%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 68.9% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 67 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (68%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Anandpur Sahib - Bhaini710 people - Nangal702 people - Lahrian700 people - Bahman Majra696 people - Chahar Majra692 people - Raipur688 people - Kahanpur685 people - Bassali665 people [All 190 villages in Anandpur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pachranda?140117 - How far is Pachranda from Rupnagar?33 km by road - What is the population of Pachranda?696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachranda in?Rupnagar district (Anandpur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Pachranda?78.2% (Census 2011)