# Karkaur Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/karkaur/

Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 

# Karkaur

Karkaur is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140507**. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 236 households**, the 59th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 236households
- 76.7%literacy
- 140507PIN code

## Karkaur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkaur is 140507.** Karkaur falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140507
- Gram panchayatKarkaur
- Community development blockDera Bassi
- Census village code039353

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karkaur from nearby towns?

- Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)31 km by road
- Dera Bassi (nearest town)7 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 Karkaur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karkaur; 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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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 hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Karkaur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 91% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Karkaur

Of every 100 households in Karkaur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Karkaur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**42%

Tap water ****82%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**59%

Use banking services ****43%**

**60%

Television ****62%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**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 Karkaur?

■ Karkaur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**801

Working population ****31.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 73.4% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (55%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Jastana Kalan1,266 people
- Lehli1,255 people
- Kakrali1,251 people
- Budhanpur1,238 people
- Devinagar1,231 people
- Fatehpur1,218 people
- Jagadhri1,179 people
- Kheri Jattan1,176 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 Karkaur?140507
- How far is Karkaur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?31 km by road
- What is the population of Karkaur?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkaur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Karkaur?76.7% (Census 2011)