# Hansala Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/hansala/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Hansala Hansala is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140506**. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 82 households**, the 113th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 496people (2011) - 82households - 77.5%literacy - 140506PIN code ## Hansala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hansala is 140506.** Hansala falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140506 - Gram panchayatHansala - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039356 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hansala from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)10 km by road - Banur (nearest town)8 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 Hansala? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Hansala; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Hansala known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 67% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Hansala Of every 100 households in Hansala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Hansala · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **97% Toilet within the home ****49%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **42% Tap water ****58%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **59% Use banking services ****0%** **60% Television ****92%** **80% Mobile phone ****26%** **72% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****54%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Hansala? ■ Hansala · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****417** **801 Working population ****37.3%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 65.1% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 57 (31%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 - Kauli Majra563 people - Sangotha536 people - Haripur kuran509 people - Dandrala497 people - Sarangpur491 people - Sitarpur485 people - Kasauli470 people - Dangdehra455 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 Hansala?140506 - How far is Hansala from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?10 km by road - What is the population of Hansala?496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hansala in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Hansala?77.5% (Census 2011)