# Tiwana Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/tiwana/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Tiwana Tiwana is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 202 households**, the 64th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,170people (2011) - 202households - 82.5%literacy - 140501PIN code ## Tiwana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tiwana is 140501.** Tiwana falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140501 - Gram panchayatTiwana - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tiwana from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)44 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)14 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 Tiwana? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Tiwana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lalru - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lalru - ○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 stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Tiwana known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 77% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Tiwana Of every 100 households in Tiwana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Tiwana · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****55%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **42% Tap water ****90%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **59% Use banking services ****83%** **60% Television ****78%** **80% Mobile phone ****82%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****51%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Tiwana? ■ Tiwana · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****627** **801 Working population ****45.1%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 75.6% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 134 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 251 (48%) · **■** Marginal 124 (23%) 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 - Devinagar1,231 people - Fatehpur1,218 people - Jagadhri1,179 people - Kheri Jattan1,176 people - Mehmadpur1,165 people - Barana1,139 people - Chaundheri1,137 people - Jastana Khurd1,118 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 Tiwana?140501 - How far is Tiwana from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?44 km by road - What is the population of Tiwana?1,170 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tiwana in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Tiwana?82.5% (Census 2011)