# Handesra Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/handesra/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Handesra Handesra is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,929 people in 357 households**, the 25th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,929people (2011) - 357households - 71.8%literacy - 140501PIN code ## Handesra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Handesra is 140501.** Handesra falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140501 - Gram panchayatHandesra - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039276 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Handesra from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)60 km by road - Ambala (nearest town)24 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 Handesra? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Handesra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malakpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Handesra known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 57% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Handesra Of every 100 households in Handesra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Handesra · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****74%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **42% Tap water ****72%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **59% Use banking services ****75%** **60% Television ****85%** **80% Mobile phone ****84%** **72% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **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 Handesra? ■ Handesra · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **801 Working population ****30.8%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 63.4% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (10%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 346 (58%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%) 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 - Rampur Sainian2,096 people - Tasimbli2,075 people - Dafarpur1,943 people - Karala1,933 people - Mukandpur1,896 people - Sarsini1,856 people - Jaula kalan1,817 people - Haibatpur1,752 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 Handesra?140501 - How far is Handesra from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?60 km by road - What is the population of Handesra?1,929 (Census 2011) - Which district is Handesra in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Handesra?71.8% (Census 2011)