Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Jawaharpur Jawaharpur is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 140501. The 2011 Census counted 2,352 people in 433 households, the 17th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 2,352 people (2011) - 433 households - 82.2% literacy - 140501 PIN code ## Jawaharpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jawaharpur is 140501. Jawaharpur falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 140501 - Gram panchayat Jawaharpur - Community development block Dera Bassi - Census village code 039322 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jawaharpur from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ) 19 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jawaharpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jawaharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dera Bassi - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Derabassi - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Dera Bassi - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jawaharpur known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and sugarcane. About 70% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jawaharpur Of every 100 households in Jawaharpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Jawaharpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 68% 55% - No toilet (open defecation) 32% 42% - Tap water 57% 71% - Drinking water within premises 91% 81% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 57% 59% - Use banking services 61% 60% - Television 92% 80% - Mobile phone 82% 72% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 53% 46% - Car / jeep / van 11% 9% - None of these assets 2% 5% - Own their home 89% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jawaharpur? ■ Jawaharpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.2% 77.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 830 862 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 727 801 - Working population 32.1% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 74.7% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 65 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 46 (6%) · ■ Household industry 15 (2%) · ■ Other work 549 (73%) · ■ Marginal 80 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dera Bassi - Dharamgarh 2,491 people - Jalalpur 2,400 people - Manoli Surat 2,396 people - Dharamgarh 2,367 people - Khelan 2,339 people - Kuranwala 2,223 people - Rani Majra 2,116 people - Rampur Sainian 2,096 people All 150 villages in Dera Bassi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jawaharpur? 140501 - How far is Jawaharpur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar? 19 km by road - What is the population of Jawaharpur? 2,352 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jawaharpur in? Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Jawaharpur? 82.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/jawaharpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.