# Gharuan Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/gharuan/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Gharuan Gharuan is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140413**. The 2011 Census counted **6,302 people in 1,254 households**, the 1st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 6,302people (2011) - 1,254households - 82.5%literacy - 140413PIN code ## Gharuan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gharuan is 140413.** Gharuan falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140413 - Gram panchayatGharuan - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039041 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gharuan from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)15 km by road - Kurali (nearest town)5 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 Gharuan? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Gharuan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Gharuan known for? The main crops are **rice, wheat and maize**. About 88% of the 1,429 hectares of village land is sown, and 965 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 Gharuan Of every 100 households in Gharuan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Gharuan · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****78%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **39% Tap water ****42%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **53% Use banking services ****76%** **74% Television ****87%** **84% Mobile phone ****68%** **76% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Gharuan? ■ Gharuan · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **834 Working population ****32.5%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 79.7% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 605 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (10%) · **■** Household industry 93 (5%) · **■** Other work 834 (41%) · **■** Marginal 319 (16%) 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 Kharar - Khizarabad5,305 people - Sahauran3,820 people - Teur3,559 people - Machhli Kalan3,292 people [All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gharuan?140413 - How far is Gharuan from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?15 km by road - What is the population of Gharuan?6,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gharuan in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gharuan?82.5% (Census 2011)