# Siswan Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/siswan/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Siswan Siswan is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140110**. The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 104 households**, the 120th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 510people (2011) - 104households - 84.3%literacy - 140110PIN code ## Siswan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Siswan is 140110.** Siswan falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140110 - Gram panchayatSiswan - Community development blockMajri - Census village code038963 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Siswan from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)21 km by road - Kurali (nearest town)15 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 Siswan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Siswan; 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Morinda - ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Siswan known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 8% of the 1,678 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Siswan Of every 100 households in Siswan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Siswan · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **96% Toilet within the home ****59%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **39% Tap water ****89%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **53% Use banking services ****76%** **74% Television ****79%** **84% Mobile phone ****72%** **76% Computer with internet ****9%** **2% Two-wheeler ****68%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Siswan? ■ Siswan · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****771** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730** **834 Working population ****35.9%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 77.9% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 163 (89%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%) 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 - Mehrampur553 people - Patran529 people - Bhagat Majra526 people - Nabipur519 people - Maggar509 people - Chahar Majra503 people - Mullanpur496 people - Ratwara491 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 Siswan?140110 - How far is Siswan from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?21 km by road - What is the population of Siswan?510 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siswan in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Siswan?84.3% (Census 2011)