# Kurara Village, SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/kurara/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Kurara Kurara is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140306**. The 2011 Census counted **694 people in 121 households**, the 56th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 694people (2011) - 121households - 75.8%literacy - 140306PIN code ## Kurara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurara is 140306.** Kurara falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140306 - Gram panchayatLkurara - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurara from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)20 km by road - Banur (nearest town)3 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 Kurara? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kurara; 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Giga Majra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mohali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Kurara known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include almirhah, furnitures and big boxes. About 69% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Kurara Of every 100 households in Kurara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Kurara · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****49%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **27% Tap water ****48%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **44% Use banking services ****77%** **70% Television ****85%** **82% Mobile phone ****88%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****58%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **15% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kurara? ■ Kurara · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **833 Working population ****36.9%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 70.6% for women. 63% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (54%) · **■** Marginal 12 (5%) 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 - Chilla756 people - Dharamgarh738 people - Maujpur714 people - Chapar Chiri Khurd706 people - Raipur687 people - Kurali661 people - Sambalki655 people - Nanu Majra650 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 Kurara?140306 - How far is Kurara from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?20 km by road - What is the population of Kurara?694 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurara in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kurara?75.8% (Census 2011)