# Giga Majra Village, SAS Nagar – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/giga-majra/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Giga Majra Giga Majra is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,889 people in 351 households**, the 21st largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 1,889people (2011) - 351households - 78.5%literacy - 140306PIN code ## Giga Majra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Giga Majra is 140306.** Giga Majra falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140306 - Gram panchayatGiga Majra - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039211 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Giga Majra from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)14 km by road - Banur (nearest town)8 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 Giga Majra? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Giga Majra; 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 · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohali - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 8 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 Giga Majra known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include almirhah, furnitures and big boxes. About 86% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 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 Giga Majra Of every 100 households in Giga Majra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Giga Majra · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****61%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **27% Tap water ****5%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **44% Use banking services ****58%** **70% Television ****86%** **82% Mobile phone ****74%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****53%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **15% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****99%** **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 Giga Majra? ■ Giga Majra · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **833 Working population ****29.8%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 74.3% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (13%) · **■** Household industry 34 (6%) · **■** Other work 250 (44%) · **■** Marginal 63 (11%) 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 - Kurari2,033 people - Kalauli2,030 people - Gobindgarh1,906 people - Tasaoli1,903 people - Bhago Majra1,639 people - Kambala1,519 people - Ballo Majra1,492 people - Shiampur1,488 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 Giga Majra?140306 - How far is Giga Majra from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?14 km by road - What is the population of Giga Majra?1,889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Giga Majra in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Giga Majra?78.5% (Census 2011)