# Samal Heri Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/samal-heri/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Samal Heri Samal Heri is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **98 people in 22 households**, the 136th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 98people (2011) - 22households - 80.0%literacy - 140501PIN code ## Samal Heri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Samal Heri is 140501.** Samal Heri falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140501 - Gram panchayatLalru - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039290 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samal Heri from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)35 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)11 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 Samal Heri? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Samal Heri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lalru - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lalru - ○Degree college10+ km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Lalru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Samal Heri known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 26% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Samal Heri Of every 100 households in Samal Heri in 2011, 92 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Samal Heri · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **97% Toilet within the home ****85%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **42% Tap water ****4%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **59% Use banking services ****50%** **60% Television ****77%** **80% Mobile phone ****77%** **72% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****54%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****12%** **5% Own their home ****77%** **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 Samal Heri? ■ Samal Heri · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **801 Working population ****23.5%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 72.5% for women. 35% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (9%) · **■** Other work 19 (83%) 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 - Seehpur199 people - Kishanpura151 people - Bakarpur140 people - Paragpur123 people - Bahori97 people - Doshpur73 people - Said he majra61 people - Haripur56 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 Samal Heri?140501 - How far is Samal Heri from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?35 km by road - What is the population of Samal Heri?98 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samal Heri in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Samal Heri?80.0% (Census 2011)