# Dehar Village, Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/dehar/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Dehar Dehar is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,679 people in 329 households**, the 35th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,679people (2011) - 329households - 80.9%literacy - 140501PIN code ## Dehar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dehar is 140501.** Dehar falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140501 - Gram panchayatDehar - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039286 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dehar from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)37 km by road - Dera Bassi (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 Dehar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dehar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lalru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Lalru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Dehar known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 79% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Dehar Of every 100 households in Dehar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Dehar · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****59%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **42% Tap water ****50%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%** **59% Use banking services ****84%** **60% Television ****87%** **80% Mobile phone ****88%** **72% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****53%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****88%** **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 Dehar? ■ Dehar · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **801 Working population ****37.9%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 73.4% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (13%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 422 (66%) · **■** Marginal 25 (4%) 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 - Malakpur1,718 people - Khizargarh1,710 people - Kheri gujran1,696 people - Gholu Majra1,680 people - Tohffapur1,654 people - Jeoli1,641 people - Rampur Kalan1,623 people - Ballopur1,615 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 Dehar?140501 - How far is Dehar from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?37 km by road - What is the population of Dehar?1,679 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dehar in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dehar?80.9% (Census 2011)