# Punsar Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 

# Punsar

Punsar is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **976 people in 162 households**, the 77th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 976people (2011)
- 162households
- 71.7%literacy
- 140501PIN code

## Punsar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punsar is 140501.** Punsar falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140501
- Gram panchayatPunsar
- Community development blockDera Bassi
- Census village code039307

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

## How far is Punsar from nearby towns?

- Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Dera Bassi (nearest town)9 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 Punsar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Punsar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samgauli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Derabassi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dera Bassi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Punsar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 93% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Punsar

Of every 100 households in Punsar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Punsar · ■ Dera Bassi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**42%

Tap water ****91%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**59%

Use banking services ****42%**

**60%

Television ****75%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Punsar?

■ Punsar · ■ Dera Bassi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****797**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**801

Working population ****31.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 60.3% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 146 (48%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Sadhanpur1,043 people
- Kurli1,039 people
- Rajo Majra1,039 people
- Bhagsi1,008 people
- Toganpur971 people
- Dhanauni955 people
- Jhawansa949 people
- Jaula Khurd944 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 Punsar?140501
- How far is Punsar from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Punsar?976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punsar in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Punsar?71.7% (Census 2011)