# Tira Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/tira/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Tira Tira is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,599 people in 486 households**, the 12th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 2,599people (2011) - 486households - 87.2%literacy - 140301PIN code ## Tira PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tira is 140301.** Tira falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140301 - Gram panchayatTira - Community development blockMajri - Census village code038975 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tira from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)5 km by road - Naya Gaon (nearest town)10 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 Tira? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Tira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kharar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Tira known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 88% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 330 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 Tira Of every 100 households in Tira in 2011, 97 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Tira · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****64%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **39% Tap water ****98%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **53% Use banking services ****85%** **74% Television ****93%** **84% Mobile phone ****79%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****65%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **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 Tira? ■ Tira · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790** **834 Working population ****32.6%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 82.6% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 44 (5%) · **■** Other work 421 (50%) · **■** Marginal 144 (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 - Majrian2,745 people - Majri2,633 people - Paraul2,632 people - Togan2,609 people - Badali2,220 people - Karoran2,071 people - Chhoti Bari Parachh1,975 people - Jandpur1,807 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 Tira?140301 - How far is Tira from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?5 km by road - What is the population of Tira?2,599 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tira in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Tira?87.2% (Census 2011)