# Bijanpur Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/bijanpur/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Bijanpur Bijanpur is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,393 people in 202 households**, the 44th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,393people (2011) - 202households - 73.7%literacy - 140501PIN code ## Bijanpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bijanpur is 140501.** Bijanpur falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140501 - Gram panchayatBijanpur - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039305 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bijanpur from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)25 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)6 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 Bijanpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bijanpur; 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 - ●Weekly haatIn 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 centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Bijanpur known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 94% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Bijanpur Of every 100 households in Bijanpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Bijanpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****20%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **42% Tap water ****47%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **59% Use banking services ****92%** **60% Television ****80%** **80% Mobile phone ****58%** **72% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Bijanpur? ■ Bijanpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****660** **801 Working population ****60.7%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 66.2% for women. 56% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 232 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 288 (34%) · **■** Other work 82 (10%) · **■** Marginal 226 (27%) 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 - Haripur Hinduan1,527 people - Ramgarh Bhudda1,484 people - Chadiala1,443 people - Basauli1,438 people - Mianpur1,375 people - Khalawar1,360 people - Jharmari1,357 people - Untala1,351 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 Bijanpur?140501 - How far is Bijanpur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?25 km by road - What is the population of Bijanpur?1,393 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bijanpur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bijanpur?73.7% (Census 2011)