# Alamgir Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/alamgir/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Alamgir Alamgir is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **694 people in 131 households**, the 103rd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 694people (2011) - 131households - 71.7%literacy - 140501PIN code ## Alamgir PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alamgir is 140501.** Alamgir falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140501 - Gram panchayatAlamgir - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039285 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alamgir from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)43 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)12 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 Alamgir? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Alamgir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Alamgir known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 75% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Alamgir Of every 100 households in Alamgir in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Alamgir · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****54%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **42% Tap water ****98%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **59% Use banking services ****66%** **60% Television ****78%** **80% Mobile phone ****94%** **72% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **89% 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 Alamgir? ■ Alamgir · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846** **801 Working population ****30.5%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 61.9% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (63%) · **■** 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 Dera Bassi - Ibrahimpura714 people - Azizpur708 people - Jandli699 people - Sanauli699 people - Fatehpur Jattan669 people - Mandi603 people - Naraingarh601 people - Rampur bahal578 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alamgir?140501 - How far is Alamgir from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?43 km by road - What is the population of Alamgir?694 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alamgir in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Alamgir?71.7% (Census 2011)