# Jhawansa Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/jhawansa/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Jhawansa Jhawansa is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **949 people in 180 households**, the 80th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 949people (2011) - 180households - 69.0%literacy - 140501PIN code ## Jhawansa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jhawansa is 140501.** Jhawansa falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140501 - Gram panchayatJhawansa - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039299 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhawansa from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)34 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)15 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 Jhawansa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jhawansa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samgauli - ○Degree college10+ km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dera Bassi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Jhawansa known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 89% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Jhawansa Of every 100 households in Jhawansa in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jhawansa · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****22%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **42% Tap water ****96%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **59% Use banking services ****62%** **60% Television ****64%** **80% Mobile phone ****49%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **9% None of these assets ****13%** **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 Jhawansa? ■ Jhawansa · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****519** **801 Working population ****40.1%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 62.6% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (22%) · **■** Household industry 23 (6%) · **■** Other work 101 (27%) · **■** Marginal 138 (36%) 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 - Bhagsi1,008 people - Punsar976 people - Toganpur971 people - Dhanauni955 people - Jaula Khurd944 people - Bartana936 people - Tarrak934 people - Bhagwasi918 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 Jhawansa?140501 - How far is Jhawansa from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?34 km by road - What is the population of Jhawansa?949 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhawansa in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Jhawansa?69.0% (Census 2011)