# Sitarpur Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 

# Sitarpur

Sitarpur is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 86 households**, the 115th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 485people (2011)
- 86households
- 79.8%literacy
- 140501PIN code

## Sitarpur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code140501
- Gram panchayatSitarpur
- Community development blockDera Bassi
- Census village code039255

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

## How far is Sitarpur from nearby towns?

- Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)45 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 Sitarpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sitarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lalru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Banur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sitarpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 99% of the 166 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 Sitarpur

Of every 100 households in Sitarpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sitarpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**42%

Tap water ****86%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**59%

Use banking services ****65%**

**60%

Television ****90%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**9%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sitarpur?

■ Sitarpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**801

Working population ****31.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 68.4% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (49%) · **■** Marginal 72 (47%)

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

- Haripur kuran509 people
- Dandrala497 people
- Hansala496 people
- Sarangpur491 people
- Kasauli470 people
- Dangdehra455 people
- Kheri409 people
- Ambchhapa381 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 Sitarpur?140501
- How far is Sitarpur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sitarpur?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitarpur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sitarpur?79.8% (Census 2011)