# Solkhian Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/solkhian/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Solkhian Solkhian is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,590 people in 304 households**, the 12th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,590people (2011) - 304households - 82.0%literacy - 140116PIN code ## Solkhian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Solkhian is 140116.** Solkhian falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140116 - Gram panchayatSolkhian - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038737 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Solkhian from nearby towns? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)9 km by road - Rupnagar (nearest town)9 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 Solkhian? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Solkhian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Behrampur Zimidara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Solkhian known for? The main crops are **milk, paddy, wheat and rice**. Products made here include ghee, atta and gur. About 84% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Solkhian Of every 100 households in Solkhian in 2011, 99 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Solkhian · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****70%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **35% Tap water ****64%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **65% Use banking services ****80%** **76% Television ****85%** **85% Mobile phone ****78%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****55%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Solkhian? ■ Solkhian · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1157** **837 Working population ****31.1%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 78.0% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 91 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 223 (45%) · **■** Marginal 157 (32%) 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 Rup Nagar - Behrampur Zimidara1,822 people - Purkhali1,796 people - Bari Jhakhian1,726 people - Ghanaula1,619 people - Thali1,483 people - Khawaspur1,340 people - Mansuha Kalan1,195 people - Khabra1,165 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Solkhian?140116 - How far is Solkhian from Rupnagar?9 km by road - What is the population of Solkhian?1,590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Solkhian in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Solkhian?82.0% (Census 2011)