# Kansala Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/kansala/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Kansala Kansala is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140901**. The 2011 Census counted **1,062 people in 189 households**, the 48th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,062people (2011) - 189households - 83.1%literacy - 140901PIN code ## Kansala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kansala is 140901.** Kansala falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140901 - Gram panchayatKansala - Community development blockMajri - Census village code039086 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kansala from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)27 km by road - Kurali (nearest town)12 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 Kansala? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kansala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurali - ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S. Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S. Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 11 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 Kansala known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 77% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Kansala Of every 100 households in Kansala in 2011, 95 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 69 a two-wheeler and 21 a car. ■ Kansala · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****61%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **39% Tap water ****85%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **53% Use banking services ****80%** **74% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****88%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****69%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****21%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kansala? ■ Kansala · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****612** **834 Working population ****34.0%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.9% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 134 (37%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%) 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 - Baraudi1,124 people - Kalewal1,116 people - Bhajauli1,101 people - Singhpura1,067 people - Neholka1,062 people - Pir Sohana1,062 people - Rani Majra1,060 people - Milak1,059 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 Kansala?140901 - How far is Kansala from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?27 km by road - What is the population of Kansala?1,062 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kansala in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kansala?83.1% (Census 2011)