# Paintpur Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/paintpur/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Paintpur Paintpur is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140301**. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 174 households**, the 58th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 969people (2011) - 174households - 79.3%literacy - 140301PIN code ## Paintpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paintpur is 140301.** Paintpur falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140301 - Gram panchayatPaintpur - Community development blockMajri - Census village code038977 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paintpur from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)12 km by road - Naya Gaon (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 Paintpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Paintpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandigarh - ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 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 Paintpur known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 80% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Paintpur Of every 100 households in Paintpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Paintpur · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****60%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **39% Tap water ****59%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **53% Use banking services ****79%** **74% Television ****95%** **84% Mobile phone ****77%** **76% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **11% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Paintpur? ■ Paintpur · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767** **834 Working population ****37.5%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 73.0% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 172 (47%) · **■** Marginal 21 (6%) 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 - Alapur1,048 people - Sialba1,034 people - Dosarna1,000 people - Majatri970 people - Dhakoran Kalan966 people - Sil963 people - Hasanpur961 people - Kartarpur933 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 Paintpur?140301 - How far is Paintpur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?12 km by road - What is the population of Paintpur?969 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paintpur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Paintpur?79.3% (Census 2011)