# Saskaur Village, Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/saskaur/ Village · Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar # Saskaur Saskaur is a village in Anandpur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140116**. The 2011 Census counted **849 people in 171 households**, the 87th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 849people (2011) - 171households - 82.2%literacy - 140116PIN code ## Saskaur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saskaur is 140116.** Saskaur falls in Anandpur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140116 - Gram panchayatSaskaur - Community development blockNurpur Bedi - Census village code038447 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saskaur from nearby towns? - Anandpur Sahib (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)29 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 Saskaur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Saskaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Simbal Majra - ○Degree college10+ km · Anandpur Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aggampur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube 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 Saskaur known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and oil seed**. Products made here include atta, rice and oil. About 83% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Saskaur Of every 100 households in Saskaur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Saskaur · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****55%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **52% Tap water ****2%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **58% Use banking services ****92%** **75% Television ****90%** **77% Mobile phone ****81%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****62%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Saskaur? ■ Saskaur · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205** **867 Working population ****22.7%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 74.6% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 144 (75%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%) 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 - Fatehpur Bunga887 people - Rauli869 people - Madhopur859 people - Chandesar856 people - Sakhpur841 people - Majher829 people - Lasari827 people - Saidpur812 people [All 190 villages in Anandpur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saskaur?140116 - How far is Saskaur from Rupnagar?29 km by road - What is the population of Saskaur?849 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saskaur in?Rupnagar district (Anandpur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Saskaur?82.2% (Census 2011)