Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
# Tarrak

Tarrak is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 140501. The 2011 Census counted 934 people in 173 households, the 83rd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.
- 934 people (2011)
- 173 households
- 75.5% literacy
- 140501 PIN code

## Tarrak PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tarrak is 140501. Tarrak falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab.
- PIN code 140501
- Gram panchayat Tarrak
- Community development block Dera Bassi
- Census village code 039297

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tarrak from nearby towns?
- Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Dera Bassi (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tarrak?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Tarrak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Samgauli
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Derabassi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dera Bassi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tarrak known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and sugarcane. About 84% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tarrak

Of every 100 households in Tarrak in 2011, 95 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Tarrak · ■ Dera Bassi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 97%
- Toilet within the home 15% 55%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 42%
- Tap water 78% 71%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 81%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 59%
- Use banking services 83% 60%
- Television 62% 80%
- Mobile phone 30% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 28% 46%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 9%
- None of these assets 13% 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 Tarrak?

■ Tarrak · ■ Dera Bassi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.5% 77.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 902 862
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 801
- Working population 47.0% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 67.0% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 31 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 222 (51%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 174 (40%) · ■ Marginal 7 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Bassi
- Dhanauni 955 people
- Jhawansa 949 people
- Jaula Khurd 944 people
- Bartana 936 people
- Bhagwasi 918 people
- Salempur 908 people
- Bair Majra 905 people
- Nimbuan 901 people

All 150 villages in Dera Bassi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tarrak? 140501
- How far is Tarrak from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Tarrak? 934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarrak in? Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Tarrak? 75.5% (Census 2011)

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