# Maggar Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/maggar/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Maggar Maggar is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140307**. The 2011 Census counted **509 people in 94 households**, the 121st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 509people (2011) - 94households - 82.6%literacy - 140307PIN code ## Maggar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maggar is 140307.** Maggar falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140307 - Gram panchayatMaggar - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039132 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maggar from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)17 km by road - Kharar (nearest town)7 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 Maggar? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Maggar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharar - ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Maggar known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 80% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Maggar Of every 100 households in Maggar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Maggar · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****53%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **39% Tap water ****93%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **53% Use banking services ****86%** **74% Television ****87%** **84% Mobile phone ****91%** **76% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****65%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **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 Maggar? ■ Maggar · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630** **834 Working population ****34.6%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 76.1% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (33%) · **■** Marginal 21 (12%) 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 - Patran529 people - Bhagat Majra526 people - Nabipur519 people - Siswan510 people - Chahar Majra503 people - Mullanpur496 people - Ratwara491 people - Salempur Kalan482 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 Maggar?140307 - How far is Maggar from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?17 km by road - What is the population of Maggar?509 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maggar in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Maggar?82.6% (Census 2011)