# Pir Sohana Village, Kharar – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/pir-sohana/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Pir Sohana Pir Sohana is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140308**. The 2011 Census counted **1,062 people in 207 households**, the 50th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,062people (2011) - 207households - 83.0%literacy - 140308PIN code ## Pir Sohana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pir Sohana is 140308.** Pir Sohana falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140308 - Gram panchayatPir Sohana - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039050 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pir Sohana from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)14 km by road - Kharar (nearest town)4 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 Pir Sohana? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pir Sohana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Pir Sohana known for? The main crops are **rice, wheat and maize**. About 81% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Pir Sohana Of every 100 households in Pir Sohana in 2011, 99 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pir Sohana · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****53%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **39% Tap water ****68%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **53% Use banking services ****36%** **74% Television ****89%** **84% Mobile phone ****52%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Pir Sohana? ■ Pir Sohana · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **834 Working population ****32.6%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 79.3% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 216 (62%) · **■** Marginal 60 (17%) 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 - Bhajauli1,101 people - Singhpura1,067 people - Kansala1,062 people - Neholka1,062 people - Rani Majra1,060 people - Milak1,059 people - Lakhnaur1,055 people - Alapur1,048 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 Pir Sohana?140308 - How far is Pir Sohana from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?14 km by road - What is the population of Pir Sohana?1,062 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pir Sohana in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Pir Sohana?83.0% (Census 2011)