# Dandrala Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/dandrala/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Dandrala Dandrala is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140507**. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 92 households**, the 112th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 497people (2011) - 92households - 76.7%literacy - 140507PIN code ## Dandrala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dandrala is 140507.** Dandrala falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140507 - Gram panchayatDandrala - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039326 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dandrala from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)19 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)2 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 Dandrala? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dandrala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dera Bassi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dera Bassi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 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 libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Dandrala known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 85% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Dandrala Of every 100 households in Dandrala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Dandrala · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****39%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **42% Tap water ****93%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **59% Use banking services ****61%** **60% Television ****76%** **80% Mobile phone ****66%** **72% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****53%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dandrala? ■ Dandrala · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579** **801 Working population ****34.2%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 70.0% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 16 (9%) · **■** Other work 99 (58%) · **■** Marginal 39 (23%) 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 - Sheikhpur Kalan564 people - Kauli Majra563 people - Sangotha536 people - Haripur kuran509 people - Hansala496 people - Sarangpur491 people - Sitarpur485 people - Kasauli470 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 Dandrala?140507 - How far is Dandrala from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?19 km by road - What is the population of Dandrala?497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dandrala in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dandrala?76.7% (Census 2011)