# Daun Village, SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/daun/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Daun Daun is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140301**. The 2011 Census counted **3,323 people in 673 households**, the 8th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 3,323people (2011) - 673households - 85.4%literacy - 140301PIN code ## Daun PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Daun is 140301.** Daun falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140301 - Gram panchayatDaun - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039156 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Daun from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)8 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town)2 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 Daun? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Daun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Mohali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mohali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Daun known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include toka machine and kalsi pump. About 66% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Daun Of every 100 households in Daun in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 24 a car. ■ Daun · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****91%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **27% Tap water ****69%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%** **44% Use banking services ****56%** **70% Television ****90%** **82% Mobile phone ****88%** **78% Computer with internet ****10%** **3% Two-wheeler ****60%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****24%** **15% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****79%** **85% 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 Daun? ■ Daun · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **833 Working population ****34.0%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 83.1% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (2%) · **■** Household industry 53 (5%) · **■** Other work 917 (81%) · **■** Marginal 92 (8%) 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 SAS Nagar - Kumbra4,224 people - Manauli3,919 people - Lakhnaur3,471 people - Mauli Baidwan3,390 people - Landran2,338 people - Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala2,328 people - Bakarpur2,292 people - Saneta2,258 people [All 85 villages in SAS Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Daun?140301 - How far is Daun from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?8 km by road - What is the population of Daun?3,323 (Census 2011) - Which district is Daun in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Daun?85.4% (Census 2011)