Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Mukandpur Mukandpur is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 140501. The 2011 Census counted 1,896 people in 362 households, the 26th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,896 people (2011) - 362 households - 74.1% literacy - 140501 PIN code ## Mukandpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mukandpur is 140501. Mukandpur falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 140501 - Gram panchayat Mukandpur - Community development block Dera Bassi - Census village code 039323 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mukandpur from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ) 17 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mukandpur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Mukandpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) 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 - 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 Mukandpur known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and sugarcane. About 89% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mukandpur Of every 100 households in Mukandpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mukandpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 97% - Toilet within the home 19% 55% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 42% - Tap water 50% 71% - Drinking water within premises 65% 81% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 59% - Use banking services 56% 60% - Television 75% 80% - Mobile phone 75% 72% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 44% 46% - Car / jeep / van 4% 9% - None of these assets 5% 5% - Own their home 99% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mukandpur? ■ Mukandpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.1% 77.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 907 862 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1030 801 - Working population 36.4% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 65.0% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 202 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (6%) · ■ Household industry 88 (13%) · ■ Other work 237 (34%) · ■ Marginal 124 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dera Bassi - Tasimbli 2,075 people - Dafarpur 1,943 people - Karala 1,933 people - Handesra 1,929 people - Sarsini 1,856 people - Jaula kalan 1,817 people - Haibatpur 1,752 people - Barauli 1,726 people All 150 villages in Dera Bassi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mukandpur? 140501 - How far is Mukandpur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar? 17 km by road - What is the population of Mukandpur? 1,896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mukandpur in? Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mukandpur? 74.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/mukandpur-039323/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.